To: Lonesome in Massachussets
saved over a millions lives. Operation Downfall would have cost millions.
2 posted on
08/06/2014 4:20:37 AM PDT by
Perdogg
(I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush)
To: Perdogg
The Japanese were looking to surrender for months. All that they wanted was to be able to keep their emperor as figurehead. Something that they ended up getting any way.
To: Perdogg
"saved over a millions lives. Operation Downfall would have cost millions." Yes. My father, who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, would have gone on to Japan. I'm thankful that was not necessary.
13 posted on
08/06/2014 6:16:11 AM PDT by
CatherineofAragon
((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
To: Perdogg
It also saved Japan from being divided like Korea, which would have resulted in another “Police Action”.
19 posted on
08/06/2014 7:34:19 AM PDT by
dfwgator
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