Imagine if a Democrat said this.

[RandySF]

ormer Speaker Newt Gingrich said the Japanese "displayed professional brilliance" during the attack on Pearl Harbor on the 75th anniversary.

"December 7 is a good day to remember that the world is dangerous and shattering surprise is possible even when we have been warned," Gingrich tweeted on Wednesday.

"75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines."

Gingrich went on to address the way the Japanese have carried out other attacks.

"Japanese planning and [training] let them also carry out surprise attacks in Hong Kong and Malaysia," he tweeted. "It was widest surprise attack in history."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gingrich-japanese-displayed-professional-brilliance-in-pearl-harbor-attack/ar-AAlhjs1?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout

[baldguy]

1. Proof that Newt is a shitty historian, as well as a shiity human being.

[RandySF]

2. Tactically, it WAS brilliant

But Admiral Yamamoto knew it spelled the end of the Japanese Empire.

[baldguy]

3. 1) They needed to have a total knockout blow against the Pacific fleet,

and 2) they needed to have the American public totally demoralized because of it.

They got neither. So, no it wasn't brilliant at all.