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It was an attempt to demoralize the USA. and her people by making us think that the Japanese could attack us from anywhere and at anytime, also since our largest navel fleet was stationed at Pearl Harbor they believed by destroying and/or crippling as much of the military fleet as possible, we wouldn't be able to rebuild in time to join the European war that Hitler was so far winning.

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