The Philippines Was Attacked The Same Day As Pearl Harbour
But Roosevelt Left It Out Of His “Infamy” Speech For Tactical Reasons
On the 7th of December 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service bombed the Pearl Harbour Naval Station killing 2335 + 68 (civilians) and injuring 1143 + 35 (civilians) individuals. They also damaged, sunk and destroyed a number of ships and aircrafts. The attack took place, from the perspective of the Japanese Military, as a preventive and strategic attack that attempted to strike first and immobilise the United States Navy from threatening Japan. The United States at the time, although neutral, was clearly assisting the Allies.
The very next day, the President, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed both houses of congress in a now famous speech declaring war on Japan. In speech he reported,
“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu….”
