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Yes. It was asoulutely neccesary. If we didn't declare war all of those ships bombed and destroyed would have been the cost of nothing. it would be like someone coming in your house and destoying all of your furniture.

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Q: Why was it necessary for president Franklin d roosevelt to ask congress for a declaration of war against japan in December 1941?
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