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“On July 2, 1940, Roosevelt signed the Export Control Act, authorizing the President to license or prohibit the export of essential defense materials.” Under this authority, “on July 31, exports of aviation motor fuels and lubricants and No. 1 heavy melting iron and steel scrap were restricted.” Next, in a move aimed at Japan, Roosevelt slapped an embargo, effective October 16, “on all exports of scrap iron and steel to destinations other than Britain and the nations of the Western Hemisphere.” Finally, on July 26, 1941, Roosevelt “froze Japanese assets in the United States, thus bringing commercial relations between the nations to an effective end. One week later Roosevelt embargoed the export of such grades of oil as still were in commercial flow to Japan.”The British and the Dutch followed suit, embargoing exports to Japan from their colonies in southeast Asia."

https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=1930

“On July 2, 1940, Roosevelt signed the Export Control Act, authorizing the President to license or prohibit the export of essential defense materials.” Under this authority, “on July 31, exports of aviation motor fuels and lubricants and No. 1 heavy melting iron and steel scrap were restricted.” Next, in a move aimed at Japan, Roosevelt slapped an embargo, effective October 16, “on all exports of scrap iron and steel to destinations other than Britain and the nations of the Western Hemisphere.” Finally, on July 26, 1941, Roosevelt “froze Japanese assets in the United States, thus bringing commercial relations between the nations to an effective end. One week later Roosevelt embargoed the export of such grades of oil as still were in commercial flow to Japan.”The British and the Dutch followed suit, embargoing exports to Japan from their colonies in southeast Asia." https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=1930

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Hawaii is building an elevated rail system?! So there are going to be Chicago-style "L trains" coursing about overhead in Honolulu?

I'm a little confused about Honolulu having traffic congestion. I know it does, but in my mainland city, the bulk of traffic comes from people who live outside of the city and commute in, and the city residents don't regularly drive/own their own cars, but does Oahu have the space for that? Wiki tells me the island is roughly 44x30 miles, which is less distance than many "McMansion" bedroom communities are from the cities near me.

Would we be better off if the military just pulled out of Hawaii (or at least relocated to an island that isn't Oahu)? The older hands in the Navy have told me that being stationed in Hawaii is like experiencing Apartheid.

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We have the worst rush-hour traffic in the US, yes. Every pineapple nigger needs a goddam pickup truck, even if he's unemployed. Only old ladies and DUIbros take the bus. This place is a beautiful shithole.