Franklin Delano Roosevelt begins his demand for war by reminding his audience of the violent attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor after America had made it clear they would play no part in the war. Roosevelt stated that he and Japan had previously coexisted together in peaceful harmony and that their aggression towards the nation was not only uncalled for, but shocking. Japan had planned the attack on Pearl Harbor days before the actual attack, but they didn't stop there. Japan also continued to attack other areas of the world besides Pearl Harbor, quickly turning peaceful neighbors into vengeful enemies looking for retaliation for what had happened. Japan fooled them all, but Roosevelt plans to show the Japanese that they are not a nation to be trifled with. Hong Kong, Guam, the Philippine Islands, the Wake Island, and also the Midway Island also tasted the bitterness and desperation of the Japanese to not only be heard, but to attempt to weaken their enemies who had done nothing previously to them to call for such measures to be taken. Roosevelt assures the American people that although this will be a difficult task, the nation is more than capable of completing it and knocking Japan down a peg, thus ending its rein of destruction. Roosevelt wants to make sure that Japan will never be able to betray America like that ever again. He concludes his speech by demanding Congress declare a declaration of war against Japan due to the uncalled for and uncalculated attack on Pearl Harbor.
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