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shortsighted discuss | |
Definition: | (adjective) Lacking foresight or scope. |
Synonyms: | unforesightful, myopic, short |
Usage: | The shortsighted board members derided the plan, which would cost the company money at the outset but could set it on track to earn billions in future years. |
![]() ![]() Japanese Submarine Attacks US Mainland (1942)With the exception of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US was able to largely avoid fighting WWII on home soil, mainly because of its relative geographical isolation. However, Japan attacked the West Coast of the US several times. In 1942, a Japanese submarine fired at Fort Stevens in Oregon in the first and only attack on a mainland US military installation during the war. The shells damaged phone cables and a baseball backstop, but the fort's gunners were ordered not to return fire. Why? More... Discuss |