By the beginning of 1941, with Japan part of the Tripartite Pact, and the U.S raw materials and fuel embargo against Japan in place, would it have been possible for Japan to have pulled back from the brink of war with the US, or would the pressure for resources have been too overwhelming?
Or, if the Japanese had put into effect a limited strike on just the Dutch East Indies, but not American possessions, would FDR have been politically able to move the American people towards war with Japan?