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> I assume you'd deliver fuel to the Japanese Empire until they directly attacked you

Japan attacked because they were running out of fuel and had to act quickly (either strike, or back down in China which they didn't want to). Without an embargo, they would have just continued their war in China.



It would surely be better to allow genocidal empire continue to expand, rather than profit selling them goods for a decade of genocide?




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