Why Remember Pearl Harbor?

If there were one thing I could go back in history and change, it would not be the bombing of the United States Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Why is that you ask?

The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the single most defining moment in the history of the United States.  Had it not been for that one event, America would never have coalesced into the strong fighting machine that it became.  With World War II raging all over Europe, it was Franklin Roosevelt’s desire that America not involve itself in that melee.  However, that was not what Hitler wanted.  Hitler wanted a war with the United States but could not justify it.  He hoped to bring down America by forcing it to fight a war on two fronts: Europe and the Pacific.  He believed that by dividing America’s military resources he could defeat America because it would not be able to fight off two attacking forces.  We all know the ultimate conclusion – America went to work and put an end to Hitler and the Japanese Empire.

Many have compared September 11, 2001 as this generation’s Pearl Harbor.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  The events of 9/11/01 did not have the coalescing impact on America that the events of 12/7/41 did.  On December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt identified the enemy of the nation of Japan and with almost unanimous support from Congress and the nation, went to war.  Things played out much differently on 9/12/01.  Even as we were still watching the footage of the Twin Towers in New York, the America-hating, liberal lie machine went into high gear claiming that 9/11 was an “inside job” and that a war against a so-called religious cult was a bad thing.  It was a disgusting indictment on how far America has fallen.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Americans knew they were in for a long fight but they were willing to pay any price to maintain their freedom.  The fact that America had to fight the war in two theatres proved even more conclusively that at that time this nation had the resolve and the intestinal fortitude to stand up and fight to keep its freedom regardless of the cost.  When the islamocult attacked New York and Washington, America curled up in a corner whimpering like a whipped puppy.  We have descended into a nation of spineless cowards afraid to fight for anything if it means we can’t have our MTV.  We don’t care about anything so long as we get to sit on our lazy, worthless butts and watch Jersey Shore.  We are more concerned with whether or not Kim Kardashian’s wedding was a farce than we do about our freedoms.

I choose to remember Pearl Harbor for what happened to America after the attack was over.  I choose to remember the men who gave their lives at Pearl Harbor because they stood on those ships and said this nation would not fall on their watch.  I choose to remember Pearl Harbor because the men who went to war to defend this nation from those who attacked Pearl Harbor gave their lives to make sure America would not fall on their watch.

I choose to remember Pearl Harbor because of what it did to and for the people of America in 1941.  It made us a strong nation, a nation that had the guts to stand up for what is right instead of what is popular.

What would those men who died at Pearl Harbor think of us now?