Why Did Fd R Provoke a War on the I?

Supporters of this view make that by incrementally giving more and more support to the british f d r was trying to provoke germany to attack the us. But over the course of 19 forty and 19 forty one, the germans kept refusing to take the bait. So in the end, it's argued that he and his advisers decided to provoke japan instead. It wasn't a perfect solution, as it would mean fighting a war on two fronts, but at least it would get s into the war.