Comments on: Asia First https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Zimriel https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/comment-page-1/#comment-568912 Zimriel Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:27:09 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29726#comment-568912 Hmm. I reckon, with no evidence at all, that Roosevelt wanted the Japanese to have a clear run at destroying the British Empire. Damn near did, too.

Possible. The LaRouche movement claims to be the heirs of Rooseveltism – and it is anti-British to its core.

]]> By: Glorious https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/comment-page-1/#comment-567537 Glorious Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29726#comment-567537 His name wasn’t Vyshinsky Rogge; that was the appellation the other side gave him.

]]> By: Sconzey https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/comment-page-1/#comment-567520 Sconzey Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:00:59 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29726#comment-567520 That’s not to mention that many of Roosevelt’s high ranking advisers were active communists and didn’t want to mess up Russia’s operations in China.

]]> By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/comment-page-1/#comment-567009 Isegoria Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:15:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29726#comment-567009 The Americans seemed quite clear about how much they disliked the empire and felt the colonies should become independent — and then were shocked that Britain didn’t want to work closely with them to achieve that goal.

]]> By: Bludnok https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/asia-first/comment-page-1/#comment-566940 Bludnok Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:03:16 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29726#comment-566940 Hmm. I reckon, with no evidence at all, that Roosevelt wanted the Japanese to have a clear run at destroying the British Empire. Damn near did, too.

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