Says Murdoc.(Or more realistically Japan in late 1930s). I haven't seen this reference before. Japan in the late 1930s was resource starved, and the decision of the US to start an oil embargo against japan (to reign in their delusions of empire) started the war in the pacific. More to the point, it launched Japan into an expansionistic war, of which one of the opening salvos was Pearl Harbor. (For the history buffs, it's discussed here on the wiki)