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by perl4ever 1661 days ago
>The United States entered WW2 after an unprovoked act of aggression against US territory

I think this common statement may be a bit misleading whether or not strictly accurate.

From what I've read, the Flying Tigers were authorized by Roosevelt, and the only reason they failed to engage in combat with Japan until after Pearl Harbor was because of unforeseen delays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tigers