Fortunately 3 aircraft-carriers which was not anchoed at the harbor, fuel and torpedo storage facilities as well as the submarine piers were not destroyed. And the U.S. could prepare the war by using them utmost and took counter-attacks. At Pearl Harbor there is USS Arizona Memorial not to forget the battle and the victims.
By the way, nowadays President Obama and the U.S. citizens are going to forget the Pearl Harbor lesson. Why did I say like this? It is because of the misjudgement of United states for Japan's pursuit of collective self-defense right. Ostensibly Japan stresses that every country has its collective self-defense right and they can take part in international peace efforts, but the real intention is another. It maybe get rid of the shackle on Japanese armed force by altering its interpretation of the war-renouncing constitution or revising the constitution.
As far as I know, the U.S. is going to allow Japan to go forward collective self-defese plan. Of course, United States administration has the purpose of using it as a restraining influence to cope with Chinese military expansion. It will act as a effective card shortly to hold China in check. However, in the long-term viewpoint it is very dangerous for the U.S. to untie the rein on Japan. I think Japan is just like a Godzilla. In the era of the 2nd Warld war, they built aircraft-carriers and submarines. Many analysts suggest that Japan stored much uranium and technique which will able to make a lot of nuke weapons in a short time. Anyway, once unreined, you can't re-tie the rein forever.
Additionally it is not the right time for Japan to push collective self-defense. Japan should first restore trust with its neighboring states, particularly South Korea and China, the major victims of its past militarism. South Korea and China have watched Japan’s military armament with great suspicion. Seoul’s concern is that with the right of collective self-defense, Japanese troops could set foot on the peninsula again. South Korea and Japan has been conflicting each other over Dokdo island now.
You Know? Japanese is historically very weak to the strong but very strong to the weak. If they become free to use armed force and get stronger, someday you will be attacked by them. That is to say, it is just like penny-wise and pound-foolish! Please don't forget the Pearl Harbor lesson.
