
Curtis S. answered 03/14/19
American History Specialist, Writer, and Tutor
Roosevelt may have been referring to the fact that there was a lingering isolationist sentiment among some in the American public. He may also have been really embarrassed over how the Japanese could launch a total surprise and nearly wreck our navy in Pearl Harbor.
In any case, the overwhelming public opinion was in favor of declaring war on Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack. There was one dissenting vote in Congress, however. That was Rep. Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to congress. She was from Montana and a life-long pacifist.
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