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Yamamoto always seemed to be a man of contradictions at times, always reading about how he was opposed to alot of what his country was doing yet still went with it (some of this could be simple romanticism). He seemed to be the only realist of the Imperial Army at times, especially in regards to the US. So I guess what I'm wondering is... what if his conscience got the better of him?? What if he got fed up with the direction the military was taking, or the decisions they were making? Would it be enough (or even plausible) to drive him to defect as a result?
Or is there some other event I'm missing that could've driven him (or came dangerously close) to defect??
And if so, either way, (if this isn't complete ASB) what would happen if Yamamoto defected to the US? How would this effect Japanese operations in regards to it's planned conflict with America? Would their first target still be Pearl Harbor or would they attempt something else?