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[DrForester]

https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/806620424796860418

Fun game. Imagine the GOP reaction if Obama said this on Pearl Harbor Day...

 

[Darryl M R]

 

[Hari Seldon]

Newt is a big history nerd.

 

[Ric Flair]

Newt sucking that Axis power dick like it's going to make him famous

 

[LUFTRAUSER]

Newt sucking that Axis power dick like it's going to make him famous

For some reason all alt-history nerds eventually turn out like Newt did.

Let's hope this air-headed tweet makes a big scandal!

 

[Super_Cobra]

Eh the nazis were more impressive.

 

[Pillville]

Who are we about to surprise attack?

 

[ponpo]

Brilliant but didn't wait for the carriers to return to Pearl Harbor before attacking? Pfft.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

I literally cannot comprehend his motivations for saying this.

I'm not one to accept "I was hacked" as an excuse, but this seems pretty trollish.

EDIT:

Or is this a common thing for him?

 

[Chipopo]

 

[adj_noun]

Ok, but what are your thoughts on the First Battle of Bull Run.

 

[Betty]

 

[Strike]

Holy shit. I refuse to believe that's real.

 

[SmackAttack]

bruh

 

[Neptonic]

Well he's not wrong, the attack on Pearl Harbor was impressive in it's scale and planning...

I've watched Tora Tora Tora too many times I think...

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Treason.

 

[Brazil]

I mean, he's not wrong.

But gee.

 

[Jarmel]

But the Pearl Harbor attack failed in its goal.

 

[TheGameshark]

Newt is an axis fan

 

[Hari Seldon]

Brilliant but didn't wait for the carriers to return to Pearl Harbor before attacking? Pfft.

They got unlucky. Once they decided to launch the attack the carrier force couldn't exactly loiter in the pacific close to Hawaii before spies confirmed the carriers were there. They didn't have satellites and had limited fuel.

It was a very impressive attack by 1941 technological standards. The Japanese just didn't count on how fast the US could rebuild ships.

 

[MattKeil]

Can't wait for his 9/11 tweet next year. Should be a doozy.

They got unlucky. Once they decided to launch the attack the carrier force couldn't exactly loiter in the pacific close to Hawaii before spies confirmed the carriers were there. They didn't have satellites and had limited fuel.

It was a very impressive attack by 1941 technological standards. The Japanese just didn't count on how fast the US could rebuild ships.

Japanese subs knew the carriers weren't there, but the strict order for radio silence meant there was no way to tell the incoming assault force.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

 

[Reverend Funk]

Well how did it work out for them

 

[Frozenprince]

It was a massively impressive military undertaking that required a ridiculous amount of co-ordination and secretive planning.

It was impressive and brilliant.

But, if ANYBODY that disagreed with him politically had said this, Newt would drive them into the ground, because he's a hypocritical piece of shit.

 

[afternoon delight]

Did this motherfucker just praise the Japanese military on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor?

 

[Ambient80]

What do you get when you cross Newt with a bungee cord?

Spoiler

My ass. Aaaa, hahaaaa, hahaa!!

 

[Hexa]

I'm guessing he's no longer in the running for any secretary positions. Probably for the best.

 

[jerry113]

but why?

 

[Apharmd]

well

might as well start getting used to being the new axis of evil

 

[ahoyhoy]

Well how did it work out for them

A year later they showed enormous hubris and terrible short-sightedness when they engaged with the U.S. fleet at Midway.

 

[Thaedolus]

*pours another*

That makes nearly a month straight of what I'm calling the Numbening.

 

[Frozenprince]

They got unlucky. Once they decided to launch the attack the carrier force couldn't exactly loiter in the pacific close to Hawaii before spies confirmed the carriers were there. They didn't have satellites and had limited fuel.

It was a very impressive attack by 1941 technological standards. The Japanese just didn't count on how fast the US could rebuild ships.

Had the carrier fleet not gone out on a run at the 11th hour, the war would have been much different because it would have crippled the US ability to force project for an additional year, and would allow the Imperial army to dig deeper and entrench themselves, as well as continue their own manufacturing.

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

I mean, he's not wrong, but like... Why would you post that on the day of remembrance?

 

[Veelk]

If the Japanese Pearl Harbor attacks were impressive, how does he feel about 9/11

 

[Hari Seldon]

I literally cannot comprehend his motivations for saying this.

I'm not one to accept "I was hacked" as an excuse, but this seems pretty trollish.

EDIT:

Or is this a common thing for him?

Yeah he wrote a historical fiction book on pearl harbor. He is a big history buff.

 

[Frozenprince]

A year later they showed enormous hubris and terrible short-sightedness when they engaged with the U.S. fleet at Midway.

Yep, and they may very well have still won that battle had Admiral Isoroku not gambled on trying to re-arm his planes with bombs instead of torpedoes ahead of the US fleet's advance.

His own hubris basically turned the entire course of the war in the pacific, as well as the US knowing that the attack was coming to Midway.

 

[massoluk]

Seriously? Seriously? Ever heard of propriety you manchild

 

[Tagyhag]

Well how did it work out for them

This. While the attack itself was successful in what it set out to do, it lost them the war.

They didn't get any aircraft carriers, they became overconfident and didn't go back for any other critical objective

But that still doesn't explain why you'd praise the attack, on the anniversary of it, to the country that got hit. It was a war crime.

 

[Firemind]

He must be an anime fan.

 

[Jay Shadow]

For a guy that claimed in the past year that feelings are more important than facts, he sure picked an odd time to turn back to facts.

I doubt Japanese leaders are praising our technological power on the atomic bomb anniversary.

 

[MIMIC]

Not the best day to tweet that

 

[FireBeaver]

Seriously, imagine if any Democratic politician said this. They would have been ripped to shreds by the GOP.

 

[FStop7]

I can't even...

The Japanese declaration of war was delivered _after_ the attack due to Japan's professional incompetence and it served to even further enrage the American public.

The entire attack was ill advised from the start. Yamamoto warned Japan's leadership but they were so high on the smell of their own farts they wouldn't listen. It ultimately led to the fall of the empire.

Tojo was hung for war crimes. Not professional.

 

[egruntz]

I'm incredibly naive to historical events. Can someone please explain what's being said and why it's offensive?

 

[chrisPjelly]

Newt is a fucking weaboo confirmed

 

[AnathemicOne]

I'm incredibly naive to historical events. Can someone please explain what's being said and why it's offensive?

Today (12/7) is the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack from WW2. He's not wrong but the timing is horrendous.

 

[Frozenprince]

I'm incredibly naive to historical events. Can someone please explain what's being said and why it's offensive?

I refuse to believe someone could be alive in an age with as much information at our fingertips as now and not at least have a faint passing knowledge of Pearl Harbor.

If you're American it's even worse that you wouldn't know.

 

[Brakke]

Ok, but what are your thoughts on the First Battle of Bull Run.

As a villain, I'm sure he'd call it Manassas.

 

[kess]

Gleichschaltung, technical brilliance in 14 characters!

 

[Not]

Seriously, imagine if any Democratic politician said this. They would have been ripped to shreds by the GOP.

Double standards in conservative politics seem really rare, don't they