would do more than we had after the attacks on
             American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 (Purdum, 2001).
             While Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed he wanted to keep the United States out
             of the war, some evidence suggests otherwise. He went to great lengths to
             help Great Britain, including sinking some German submarines when they
             attacked too many U.S. supply ships, actions that if known about at the
             time might well have gotten him successfully impeached (Kaplan, 2000).
             Hitler did not retaliate because he did not want the United States to enter
             the war. However, Roosevelt's public stance reflected the mood of the day:
             in 1940, the House of Representatives approved a bill authorizing a
             military draft by only one vote (Kaplan, 2000).
             United States intelligence had solid information regarding Japan's
             intentions because they had broken their code. They know they were
             amassing a mighty military force (Henderson, 2002) although it wasn't yet
             clear where they intended to attack first. However, relationships between
             Japan and the U.S. had soured, and by the summer of 1941, the U.S. had put
             economic sanctions in place, trying to end their war with China. The
             Japanese saw this as unacceptable interference. They viewed Asia as their
             sphere and needed the raw materials they would gain by Asian conquests
             Some experts argue that although Roosevelt's advisors recognized the
             seriousness of their problems with Japan, they did not realize that Pearl
             Harbor was a target in time to take precautions (Wirtz, 2002). Another
             difficulty was that intelligence gathered conflicting information. Japan
             deliberately sent out mixed signals so their real target would not be
             obvious (Kaplan, 2000). However, the Navy fleet was located at Pearl
             Harbor, and damaging it significantly would make their plans of Asian
             conquests markedly easier (Kaplan, 2000).
             While all that points to mixed si...