Originally Posted by El_Zoido

Since I have little time at the moment I will just correct this totally historical wrong statement.

The US cut Japanese Oil supplies thus putting enourmous pressure on the japanese War in China.

Without US oil and with British, French and Dutch forces tied in Europe or weakend, Japan had to get their oil from the European colonies in southeast asia.

As the US fleet would have been a incredible risk to that operation, the Japanese had to cripple the forces at pearl habour in order to pull this expension of.

The US knew that the cutting of oil to their former friend Japan could eventually have that effect, which is the reason why the US pacific fleet was stationed in Pearl Habour in the first place.

So where is your point?