... Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, executed to protect their access to natural resources, mainly oil, also due to the fact that America had restricted many of their resources. Now having prevented any possible intervention provided by the USA, the Japanese Navy high command was certain that Britain would demand America's help in the war if they were attacked. Ironically, President Roosevelt had deliberately moved the fleet to Hawaii to prevent any Japanese aggression against China and Europe. Japanese leaders had had second thoughts about the bombing, but decided to go ahead with the plan anyway, with the Hull note of November 26, 11 days before the expected bombings. The reason for their determination and stubbornness was due to the fact that they had been planning it for 10 months and didn't want to give up now, after having came so far, having been having serious training for most of 1941. The fact ...

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