2006-08-05 23:49:29 · 6 answers · asked by pickle head 6 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
True , Pearl Harbor can be considered a terrorist act because it was an unprovoked , sneak attack , and there was no declared war between the Japanese and the U.S. until after the attack . Japan was an organized military , not a group of cowardly terrorists who took their attack to the civilian population because they are not able to compete with the U.S. military .
2006-08-06 01:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by rocknrod04 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pearl Harbor happened during an actual war. Soldiers were killed along with a few civilians. 911 happened during a relative time of peace, and only civilians were killed. Even though Hawaii is a state, 911 was the first attack on American soil since the Revolutionary War.
2006-08-05 23:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by Fat Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is very little difference.
In the case of Pearl Harbor, we knew Japan was hostile, but we failed to realize they had the capability to attack us at such a high level.
In the case of 911, we knew Al Qaeda was hostile, but we failed to realize that they had the capability to attack us at such a high level.
In both cases the effect was shock and awe and a desire for revenge.
2006-08-06 00:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Hand 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was much easier to figure out who to go after after Pearl Harbor!
2006-08-06 00:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because not only was the Japanese Empire ready to declare war on us,and we knew where they were. The terrorists that commited 9/11 killed themselves in the name of martyrdom. And their leader,Osama bin Laden has gone into hiding instead of facing us in the open like the Japanese did.
2006-08-05 23:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A country's military dropped bombs on us, and they got nuked. Just remember that.
2006-08-05 23:54:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋