Was interning the Japanese during WW2 the right response? [W:377]

Bucky said:

Did Franklin Roosevelt get it right in regards to interning 110,000 Japanese Americans? Was it based on war hysteria? Fear? Racism?

I believe the Roosevelt administration had it right based on the intelligence at the time. It was to prevent the threat of 5th Column activity and espionage. The fact is many of those interned were not even Japanese Americans, many were allowed to voluntarily leave the camp early and many did while many stayed voluntarily.

Going by U.S. intelligence, the Japanese were infiltrating/breaching our defense and recruiting Japanese Americans and ethnic Japanese residents. I'm sure some of the reasoning to intern the Japanese was racist, but I believe the majority of it was based on sound and objective reasoning.

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Bodhisattva said:

Does all that mean that I am a Liberal?

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Redress said:

Come to the dark side of the force Luke.

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Bodhisattva said:

I am teetering as we speak... about to kill Han.

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Redress said:

No one will miss him, and it will clear your path to Leia. Don't worry about the sister thing...

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