Invading Pearl harbor

[Bill Palmer]

In the 1980s when I was teaching war planning, the preferred term was "force
entry".  For whatever reason, "invade/invasion" was never used.

But in any case, I echo the comments of Brian & others..."invasion" stood
out as much more out of place than any other part of the quotation..


Bill Palmer

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Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:31 PM
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> I think invasion also implies an intent to conquer and stay.
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>> What seems more odd than the quotation marks around "evil" is the use of
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>> word "invasion" to describe what the Japanese did to Pearl Harbor.
>>  Wouldn't
>> "bombing' or 'attack' or 'destruction' be more apt? Doesn't an invasion
>> imply (at least some) 'boots on the ground'?
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