Posted on 08/05/2010 11:19:44 AM PDT by RansomOttawa
The U.S. delegation will not offer an apology for dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki when it attends a ceremony in Japan on Friday marking the 65th anniversary of the attacks, which brought World War II to an end.
State Department spokesman Noel Clay said no apology will be offered by the delegation, to be led by U.S. Ambassador John Roos, at the ceremony in Hiroshima.
"As Assistant Secretary [P.J.] Crowley stated, at this particular point, we thought it was the right thing to do," Clay said in an e-mail on Thursday. "Ambassador Roos will attend the ceremony to express respect for all the victims of World War II. From the tragedy of that war, the U.S. and Japan have become close friends and allies. We must continue to work together to ensure that such a tragedy does not happen again."
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So they wanted to offer an apology?
Did Japan give us one for Pearl?
It is one of the absurdities of modern Political Leftism. They want to argue that it was some how immoral to use the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs. That we could of “Besieged” the Japanese islands and forced them to surrender
That is utter nonsense. The infrastructure of the Japanese islands was breaking down. Japan could not feed itself and relied on food imports. Instead of killing Japanese Civilians in the tens of thousands. The Leftist “Siege” would of killed millions from disease, starvation and malnutrition. Eve then there is no indication that would of broke the Japanese will. Japanese soldiers hung on various pacific islands for decades after WW 2 ended. Even after the bombs dropped die hard militarists tried to stop the Emperor from surrendering.
Then there is the question. What response would the Japanese been to an invasion and occupation. Given our recent experience with the Iraqis and “Insurgency” what do you suppose a Japanese Insurgency would of done?
It is possible the Japanese would not have survived as a people? The Japanese civilian and military casualties on Siapan and Okinawa were horrific. Give the intensifying tempo of suicide attacks by the Japaneses,the fire power brought down on the Japanese Home Island prior to and during an Invasion would of killed tens of thousands if not millions of civilians as well as military forces.
Dropping the Atomic bombs was an act of humanity that preserved tens of thousands, if not millions, of lives.
“It’s making the Japanese look like they’re the poor people, like they didn’t do anything,” he said. “They hit Pearl Harbor, they struck us. We didn’t slaughter the Japanese — we stopped the war.”
"We welcome the visit," he told The Associated Press. "But without an apology, it is difficult for us. We aren't asking for reparations. We simply want the U.S. to apologize and get rid of its nuclear arsenal."
Sheesh, is that all? Want fries with that?
They won’t be apologizing because Obama doesn’t want to be pre-empted. He’d rather apologize himself by groveling at their feet in person.
The bombs were dropped back in a day when men were men and when you went to war, you kicked the enemy’s teeth in and they respected you afterward. Not like today’s wars of “making friends.”
(FTR: Today’s military men ARE still men and deserve our utmost respect...I just wish they weren’t fighting with one hand tied behind their back.)
Included in that is the assumption, at the time, we saved over a million of our boys lives by dropping the bomb. War is not about saving the agressor, it’s about stopping the aggressor from destroying us.
In todays world, we have seemed to forget that fact. We are using our greatest resource, our kids, to further others desires.
The USA should NOT apologize for Hiroshima.Period.
War is hell and total war kills totally without discrimination.
We know this as do the Japanese....time to move on.
“The bombs were dropped back in a day when men were men and when you went to war, you kicked the enemy’s teeth in and they respected you afterward. Not like today’s wars of “making friends.””
The Zero’s idea of war is based on Dale Carnegie philosophy.
Good. I’m sick to death of apologies.
We did just fine by Japan.
That is why the Japs have not apologized to China or SE Asian Countries for their WWII actions.
Take a look at Hiroshima vs. Detroit today.
We won the war, then...
The leftist scum now in power despise America, its history and the vast majority of its people (who they regard either as sheep to be led or enemies to be marginalized and destroyed). Try and imagine how WWII would have turned out with the likes of Resident Hussein and his cronies in power. This bunch is ignorant but thinks itself wise; cowardly but thinks itself heroic; lawless but thinks itself principled. This bunch is corrupt, autocratic and defeatist. Their only goal is power and they will use any expedient means to attain and hold it.
We rebuilt your frickin’ country. You bombed us. Maybe we should ask for reparations.
what do you suppose a Japanese Insurgency would of done?
The Leftist “Siege” would of killed millions
Would have. Would HAVE. Or would've. But not "would of."
You make some good points, but these kinds of errors detract from what you're saying, and give those who would disagree a hook on which to hang their dismissal of your arguments.
The Japanese were preparing for our invasion. They were even arming women and children with spears to fight us. They were going to fight to the last man, woman, and child, to destroy themselves as a race rather than surrender. Our dropping of the bomb stopped this carnage. They should thank us for ending the war with the few thousand casaulties the two bombs caused. And while at it, thank us for preventing the Russians from occupying Japan, and for bringing in democracy and supporting their economy.
Apologize? Unthinkable! That war has been over for 65 years. I wonder if the Japanese have apologized for the victims of their terrifying human experiments at Harbin or the rape of Nanking?
The Humanity of the Hiroshima bomb
It is one of the absurdities of modern Political Leftism. They want to argue that it was some how immoral to use the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs. That the US could have besieged the Japanese islands and forced them to surrender
That is utter nonsense. The infrastructure of the Japanese islands was breaking down. Japan could not feed itself and relied on food imports. Instead of killing Japanese civilians in the tens of thousands. The Leftist siege would have killed millions from disease, starvation and malnutrition.
Even then there is no indication that would have broke the Japanese will. Japanese soldiers hung on various Pacific islands for decades after WW 2 ended. Even after the bombs dropped die hard militarists tried to stop the Emperor from surrendering.
Then there is this question. What response would the Japanese been to an invasion and occupation? Given our recent experience with the Iraqis and “Insurgency” what do you suppose a Japanese Insurgency would have done?
It is possible the Japanese would not have survived as a people? The Japanese civilian and military casualties on Siapan and Okinawa were horrific. Give the intensifying tempo of suicide attacks by the Japaneses,the fire power the US would have brought down on the Japanese Home Islands prior to, and during, an invasion would have killed tens of thousands, if not millions, of Japanese civilians as well as both Japanese and US military forces.
Dropping the atomic bombs was an act of humanity that preserved tens of thousands, if not millions, of lives.
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