Change of Offense and Defense (2)

In fact, Willy, that bastard, had such great internal intimacy with me that he would send telegrams whenever bored even during the war saying things like 'You're doing well. You can win. I support Russia.'

I went along with it since I had received help from the German military, but still.

"I don't particularly oppose America. Even when President Theodore Roosevelt made an official pro-Japan position statement, I respected it. Even when you provided massive raw materials and war supplies, when your nation bought bonds, I respected it."

This wasn't an issue to approach emotionally, and from America's perspective, they just expressed support judging that Japanese superiority would help their Open Door Policy.

Similarly, Britain also helped Japan in this war fearing that if we won, we wouldn't just get one or two warm-water ports but might swallow all of East Asia.