Not if you care about allied casualties, if that is part of the equation than it was the only one.
Good thing you got your little 2 minute hate in.
Not hate at all, but the bomb use is a large part of the asinine argument of just war, perpetuated by Catholics and assorted lefties, apparently not in the catechism, nor infallibly declared and conveniently discarded when you don't agree or if the war/battle involves a Pope. Yet a quick end to a war, lessening the human suffering and death is cast aside for a theory that hasn't worked since siege warfare, and didn't work in the WWII blockade of Germany and the subsequent undersea counter-blockade by the Germans. A blockade of a nation hasn't worked in the modern era, wouldn't have worked in a timely manner against the Japs, and the resulting death and misery resulting from one should appall a Christian. But it doesn't bother you apparently, that in itself says alot about you. A revisionist McNamara of sorts, less than humane in an inhumane situation.
“Not if you care about allied casualties, if that is part of the equation than it was the only one.”
Again, there were other viable options.
“Not hate at all, but the bomb use is a large part of the asinine argument”
So why muck the waters by making an even dumber argument?
“perpetuated by Catholics and assorted lefties”
Wow, I’m not sure I see the point here. Are you arguing that Eisenhower was a lefty and a Catholic.
“Yet a quick end to a war, lessening the human suffering and death is cast aside for a theory that hasn’t worked since siege warfare, and didn’t work in the WWII blockade of Germany and the subsequent undersea counter-blockade by the Germans.”
I am not arguing that the atomic bombs did not lessen human suffering. I am arguing that blockade was possible. Japan was already suffering from the effects of the blockade - as did Germany at the time.
Blockade does work. Churchill even stated how crucial it was to winning the war - that one did not supply the enemy crucial supplies.
“wouldn’t have worked in a timely manner”
Six months isn’t timely enough?
“the resulting death and misery resulting from one should appall a Christian.”
Defense of the innocent is a good cause for war. That the enemy should fall in a successful defense you do what you have to do to end the war.