Husband E. Kimmel had written in early 1941 that he believed a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was a possibility, and he was taking all the necessary steps to minimize damage and ensure such an assault would be costly for the Japanese. Ten days after the attack of Pearl Harbor, Husband E. Kimmel was hard at work planning retaliatory actions against the Japanese when he was relieved of his command. The revelation of the intercepted Japanese cables led some to believe Franklin D. Roosevelt and others in Washington were willing to invite the attack, in order to facilitate America’s entry into the Second World War; if Kimmel had gotten advanced warning, the US Pacific Fleet wouldn’t have been present, leading the Japanese to call off the assault.