Originally Posted by strelkovaya

What I basically said was that the absolute minimum any chance for peace talks with the US for Japan was that they'd have to capture all US-held pacific islands, Panama canal and Falkland islands so that they could deny US access to the pacific via Panama canal or Magellan strait. Also large-scale bombing from Islands close to the US mainland targeting shipyards (ships built on the east coast wouldn't be able to get into the pacific) and civilian populations on the west coast would also be required.

I repeat again, I know that Japan would never be able to achieve this and I believe that they were doomed from the start. I'm just saying this is the absolute minimum of what Japan would have to achieve before there are any chances of peace talks with the US. Again I repeat that I think Japan would have no hope of actually pulling it off, just so we're all clear on that one.