Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

To: Lurker

If you are referring to LeMay’s declaration that “that if the war is shortened by a single day, the attack will have served its purpose." [referring to the firestorm attacks on Tokyo, etc in 1945), the argument was applied to a known enemy in a time of regular military warfare.

One might also quote those who declared it a good idea to concentrate Japanese Americans in camps to prevent a possible fifth column on the Pacific coast. The fact that similar measures were not enforced against German Americans members and that fact the most highly decorated regiment in the US Army in WWII was that consisting of Japanese Americans, might suggest that this sort of segregation by race or religion is the act of someone aiding the enemy.


18 posted on 08/21/2006 7:04:04 AM PDT by Diggadave (They make a dessert and call it peace.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]


To: Diggadave
the argument was applied to a known enemy in a time of regular military warfare

We are at war, and we know who the enemy is.

One might also quote those who declared it a good idea to concentrate Japanese Americans in camps to prevent a possible fifth column on the Pacific coast

I'd point out that there were no fifth column attacks on the West Coast.

The fact that similar measures were not enforced against German Americans members

Look into what was done to the German American Bundh sometime.

L

20 posted on 08/21/2006 2:08:10 PM PDT by Lurker (I support Israel without reservation. Hizbollah must be destroyed to the last man.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson