Of course this is horrible, what if you had children or family serving in the Navy, and you saw the harbor was a bunch of smoldering ruins? You also have to remember that the fear of invasion was very real...after all, the Navy in the Pacific was just obliterated! Many people were scared! However, from a political standpoint, it was another US government ploy to get support for a war against the Japanese, which would have benefited Britain and their own interest. Historical documents clearly prove this.
