Exactly, the little japs' naked expressed intention to "conquer the
world" and to do so, they had to conquer China first espouse their
insane attitudes towards other people.  They were so blinded by their
greed and inhumanity that GDP, logic, common sense and even the
alliance with the Nazi's were of no concern to them.  Originally, the
Nazis wanted the japs to attack Russia on both sides and leave the
much weaker China for later.  The collapse of Russia may not drew the
US into war that immediately and the plan is in plain view better that
the what the japs put in place.  By invading China with substantial
force and sneak attacking Pearl Habor and drawing the Americans into
war, the Axis have to meeting a well rested enemy who is able to
attack from both sides, ultimately undermining the Axis campaign.  

Of course no cool headed person should think like that today but it is
not a good idea to think of the japs as either cool headed or person.
They have a core desire to leave their little island and expand inland
which has been their pattern for the last 1000 years.  Viewing their
net forums, they consider the US as a tiger in their front door and
China as a wolf in their back door, to be eliminated by them when the
chance arises.  Despite the fact that both countries never
unprovokedly attack them and offered them a great deal in terms of
culture and technology at various points of history.  Today, there is
much celebration of the imperial glory days which still claim the japs
could've won the war if they've played their cards right.   The
younger generation refer themselves as the descendents of the Great
Imperial Empire (which is not true because the little island is
smaller than most of the US state and empire required a conglomeration
of people from different racial backgrounds.) which is temporarily
residing under the US.  

Pathetic creatures, arent' they??

>> > ...No cool headed person today, Japanese or otherwise,
>> > thinks Japanese had a chance delayed or not.  Japan was an economy 10%
>> > of the US in 1940.  Enough said.
>> 
>> If military victory and defeat was a mere calculation of Gross
>> Domestic Product, then, the Athenian Empire would have handily beaten
>> Sparta and it's Peloponnesian allies, the U.S. would still be a
>> British colony, the Israelis would have been pushed into the sea in
>> 1948, and Saigon today would be the capitol of a united Vietnam.
>
>You stated your own folly.  The outcome of wars depend on many
>factors.  Each war is different.  I have no time, nor desire or energy
>to devote time to study each one you mentioned.  Suffice to say when a
>midget economy attacked another ten times its size and when each side
>has the same desire to fight to the gory end to win, the outcome is
>obvious.
>
>
>Yaofeng