Peaurxnanski
Peaurxnanski t1_iy1oher wrote
Reply to comment by Seienchin88 in On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction” by marketrent
Why did the US embargo them, and what were the terms to lift the embargo?
Japan was engaged in a brutal, genocidal campaign invading China and slaughtering millions.
The USA said "stop doing that or we'll cut off your oil supply"
All Japan had to do is stop invading and murdering China, and the US would sell them oil.
The US wasn't the bad guy, and they did nothing to deserve Pearl Harbor except try to stop a genocide using diplomatic means
Peaurxnanski t1_iy1wntt wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction” by marketrent
The terms of lifting the embargo explicitly called for Japan to stop genociding China. That's what it said, and it's what I said.
Ascribing a motive to that is certainly your right, but I'd be interested to see how "stop genociding China" ties into US interest in the Philippines. Since you ascribed the motive, I'd be interested to see how you think it ties in.