NguDavid Swanson, uDisemba 7, 2017, Ake sizame ngentando yeningi.
U-Donald Trump ukhuluma ngekhasi ethile eHawaii. Wawavakashela nje maduzane endleleni eya ekusongiseni impi e-Asia. Kuyisici esikhulu kuleli sonto kumaphephandaba amaningi aseMelika nasemaphephandabeni. Unalo igama elihle elizwakala njengokubulala negazi ngoba izindiza zaseJapane zihlanganyela ekubulaleni okukhulu lapho ku-1941: Pearl Harbor.
Usuku lwePearl Harbour namhlanje lufana neColumbus Day 50 eminyakeni edlule. Okusho ukuthi: iningi labantu lisakholelwa yi-hype. Izinganekwane zisalokhu zigcinwa embusweni wazo ongajabuli. "Amapulazi aseNew Pearl" ayelindelwe ngabenzi bempi, athiwa futhi axhashazwa. Noma kunjalo i-Pearl Harbor yasekuqaleni isalokhu isithandwa kakhulu se-US ezintweni zonke ezempi, kuhlanganise nokuvuselelwa kwesikhathi eside kweJapane - ukungasho ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kwe-WWII kwamaJapane aseMelika njengendlela yokukhomba amanye amaqembu namuhla. Amakholwa asePearl Harbour acabanga ngomcimbi wabo wenganekwane, ngokungafani namhlanjesi, unecala elikhulu lase-US, ukuhlukunyezwa, ukuhlukana okuphezulu kokuhle nokubi, kanye nesidingo esikhulu sokwenza impi ngokuzivikela.
Amaqiniso awasekeli amanga. Uhulumeni wase-United States akadingeki ukwenza IJapane umlingani omncane e-imperialism, kwakungadingeki ukuthi uphefumule uhlanga lwezingalo, akudingeki ukweseka I-Nazism ne-fascism (njengoba ezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu zase-US zenza kahle empini), kwakungekho isidingo sokuvusa iJapane, kwakungekho isidingo sokujoyina impi e-Asia noma eYurophu, futhi akumangazi ukuhlaselwa kwePearl Harbor. Ukuze uthole ukusekelwa kwesinye salezi zitatimende, qhubeka ufunda.
Impi Yezwe II imi ngokungabonakali njengento ebaluleke kunazo zonke abantu kanye nohulumeni wase-United States ngokukhethekile (kanye nabanye ohulumeni abaningi) abaye benza esikhathini esifushane. Izimpi zamuva azifiki. Kukhona ngisho nokufana namaminithi we-Downing Street.
Ngo-Agasti 18, 1941, uNdunankulu uWinston Churchill wahlangana nekhabhinethi yakhe e-10 Downing Street. Umhlangano waba nokufana okufanayo noJulayi 23, 2002, umhlangano ekhelini elifanayo, imizuzu eyayibizwa ngokuthi i-Downing Street Minutes. Bobabili imihlangano yembula izimfihlo ze-US zokuya empini. Emhlanganweni we-1941, u-Churchill utshele iKhabhinethi yakhe, ngokusho kwemizuzu: "UMongameli uthe uzobe elwa empini kodwa angakusho." Ngaphezu kwalokho, "Konke kwakuzokwenziwa ukuphoqa isenzakalo."
Ngempela, konke kwenziwa ukuphoqa isenzakalo, futhi lesi sigameko kwakuyiPearl Harbor.
