[G-Bear]

I have always thought that it was a damn shame the we only had two atomic bombs to drop on Japan in 1945.

(A recent thread here on FR says otherwise, I have not yet found any other information to that effect.)

I also think we should never have blown up all those pretty little Pacific islands testing bombs. We should have just declared Japan as the Western Pacific Testing Range, and done it there.

My father was a Marine at Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan, and was scheduled for the invasion of Japan. So add me to the list of those who might not even be here except for the atomic bombs.

[zipper]

I have always thought that it was a damn shame the we only had two atomic bombs to drop on Japan in 1945.

Did (does? -- if he's still alive) your father have enduring contempt for the Japanese, and what did he think of MacArthur?

[Gay State Conservative]

I have always thought that it was a damn shame the we only had two atomic bombs to drop on Japan in 1945.

My father was a Marine at Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan, and was scheduled for the invasion of Japan. So add me to the list of those who might not even be here except for the atomic bombs.

Truman did exactly what he had to do...no more,and no less.For him to have inadequately dealt with the Japanese government and military,thus unnecessarily prolonging the war,it could have been said that he had the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians on his hands.OTOH,taking your course...exacting vengeance upon the Japanese...would have been equally immoral.If not criminal.