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第18章 要求对日本宣战（第2页）

有了对我们武装力量的信赖，有了我们人民无比坚定的决心，胜利必定属于我们，愿上帝赐福于我们。

我要求国会宣布：鉴于日本于1941年12月7日星期日无故对我国进行卑鄙怯懦的突袭，美国自此同日本已处于交战状态。

Mr。VicePresident，Mr。Speaker，membersoftheSeheHouseofRepresentative，

&erday，December7，1941—adatewhichwillLiveininfamy—UesofAmerica，wassuddeelyattaavalandairforpireofJapan。

&edStateseacewiththatnation，aationofJapan，wasstilliionwithitsgoversEmpertowardsthemaintenahePacific。

IerJapaneseairsquadronshadenbingintheAmeridofOahu。TheJapaneseAmbassadortotheUesandhiscolleagues，deliveredtoourSecretaryofStatesaformalreplytoaretAmerimessage。Ahisreplystatedthatitseemsuselesstouetheexistingdiplomatiegotiations，itedorhintofwarorofarmedattack。

ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapaobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksagtheiimetheJapahasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUesbyfalsestatementsandexpressioinuedpeace。

&ackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmeriavalandmilitaryfrettotellyouthatverymanyAmeriliveshavebeenlost。Inaddition，AmerishipshavebeeorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFrandHonolulu。

&heJapaalsolauastMalaya。

Lastnight，JapaagKong。

Lastnight，JapaackedGuam。

Lastnight，JapaackedthePhilippineIslands。

Lastnight，theJapaacked>

Andthism，theJapaackedMid>

JapanhasthereforeuakenasurpriseoffehroughoutthePacificarea。Thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakforthemselves。ThepeopleoftheUeshasalreadyformedtheiropinionsandwelluheimplistotheverylifeayofournation。

Asander-iheArmyandNavy，Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefealways，letourwholehecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。

Nitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedinvasion，theAmeripeopleieousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory。

&hatIihewillofgressandofthepeoplewhewewillnotonlydefeheuttermost，butwillmakeitverythatthisformoftreacheryshallneveragainendangerus。

Hostilitiesexist，thereisnoblihatourpeople，ourterritory，andouriareingravedanger。

Withedforces，withtheunbouionofourpeople，wewillgairiumph，sohelpusGod。

IaskthatthegressdeclarethatsiheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday，December7，1941，astateofwarhasexistedbetweeedStatesandtheJapaneseEmpire。