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captain queeg

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5. See clip below. There's a series put out by the US govt

Reply to SpamWyzer (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 12, 2023, 06:08 PM

Sep 2023

I suspect later versions were edited. It’s was quite a slip of the tongue and I’ve never heard it before. But Roosevelt and Churchill had already been discussing the “Germany first” before Pearl Harbor. I’ve read when Churchill heard of the attack he actually cried with relief and said now the defeat of Nazi Germany was inevitable

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Wow, I was just listening to Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech after Pearl Harbor was attacked [View all] captain queeg Sep 2023 OP

I listened to the original speech True Blue American Sep 2023 #1

''one hour after Japanese air squadrons had "commenced" bombing ... " Donkees Sep 2023 #2

After a wide search, I can only find SpamWyzer Sep 2023 #3

See clip below. There's a series put out by the US govt captain queeg Sep 2023 #5

It's about 2 1/2 or e minutes into this clip captain queeg Sep 2023 #4

He is still saying ''one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing ... " in this video Donkees Sep 2023 #6

I don't know. You must not be looking at the same video as me. captain queeg Sep 2023 #7

I clicked on the video you posted, I listened again just now, he still says ''Japanese ... '' Donkees Sep 2023 #8

Can you send me the link or what you are looking at? captain queeg Sep 2023 #9