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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4451580, member: 44"] That was Yamamoto’s actual quote, I believe in the film all they stop “a sleeping giant” if my memory is correct. The key to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, was to take out our carriers to give Japan the opportunity to consolidate positions in the Pacific, and force the US into a peace treaty, while in a weakened position. As you know, the carrier group survived intact, and though the losses were huge, America’s ability to project force across the Pacific remained. People often think of Midway as the decisive battle in the Pacific, and it, undoubtedly was, but Pearl Harbor, set America, and the US on a collision course. Had they been able to destroy our carriers their plan might well have succeeded. [/QUOTE]