Explaining is equivalent to concealing; no matter how sufficient the reasons, they can't hide the fact that the U.S. Army was lacking in combat power. Repeatedly emphasizing the enemy's strength is nothing but an excuse for failure.
But without excuses, one must take the blame. Even if one wanted to show a willingness to take responsibility, now was certainly not the time.
The situation had developed to this point, which no one had anticipated. Before launching an attack, Roosevelt couldn't have dreamt that the Oceanic Alliance of seven nations couldn't even take down the enemy's colonies.
One only had to look through history books to know, the vast territory of the United States was snatched from the hands of the Colonial Empires.
Back then, each of these countries was more powerful than the United States, but due to geopolitical factors, the final victory always belonged to the United States.
