How do you feel about the theory that we knew it was going to happen and we allowed it to because by that time we wanted to be in the war? I am on the fence about that one, but it is actually one of the more plausible conspiracy theories I have heard in my lifetime. I think it is interesting how the roll of Italy gets minimized in most accounts of World War II. I had honestly forgotten they were part of the bad guys until you mentioned it again :P