President Franklin D. Roosevelt - Declaration of War Address - "A Day Which Will Live in Infamy"

On December 8th, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Declaration of War Address to congress. Excerpt taken from Great Speeches Vol. 5. from Educational Video Group, Inc. available at http://www.evgonline.com

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[Brandon Skanes]

if he didn't have such an un expected death, he would have been in long maybe, maybe even the rest of the 4th term. don't fuck with FDR

[deephiddentruth]

Really? tell me which part is not true? Even 2 newspapers warned of an imminent attack from Japan only days before. Surprise attack? Don't make me laugh!

[RyanBrooksby]

Yup. Unit 731, Nanjing, the horror the Imperial army inflicted was on a scale that'd make even Nazis puke. They had to replace men who had to kill children because they felt bad/guilty. Japan did it gladly.

[Freiheitstraeumer]

"Hitler´s war? What the historians neglect to mention." Search for it for your own good.

[deepfreezevideo]

Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.

Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.

And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.

---So I guess all these nations also provoked Japan as well.

[cab123454]

@AdmrScheer couldn't agree more. A simple search on WIki will show the Japanese Empire's ruthlessness, ie the invasion of China '37

[cab123454]

Some of you need to catch up on your social studies; let me enlighten you a little

1.Across the GLOBE communists were seen as heroes post WWII for standing up against the anti-Semitic and ANTI-COMMUNIST Nazi Party

2.True, FDR was an isolationist in early days, but his views changed by the time he assumed presidency

3. FDR used his political genius to move the isolationist nation from "never again"(1920s) to fully supporting him in WWII

4. POST WWII USA outlook was WE should've acted sooner

[Bill Robertson]

You obviously don't understand the history and what was happening in the world at that time...or what the ultra right wing, militaristic Japanese government was up to.

[Theturkishlegend1453]

no he's not

[DabombJets]

I wish he was president now

[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

I am a monster under my own faults of which I am aware of. Japan was a sly rat back then... oh so many years later...

And I still welcome their hatred.