IMO, the biggest thing that CTs miss is that the Pacific was the wrong theater of war. Roosevelt wanted to get concentrate on helping Britain against Germany & Italy. War against Japan would have both drawn combat resources away from Europe, and threatened British supply sources in the Far East. Churchill & Roosevelt were engaged in continuous negotiations to stave-off Japan's expansionist plans.

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