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To: bonesmccoy
As I read your post, I can not believe what I have read. The Japanese military was indeed prepared to fight to the death. When using Kamikaze attacks, the Japanese commanders ordered that the cock pit canopies be riveted shut, so the pilots could not jump out. I wonder, does this sound like a group that was in the process of simply capitulating to you? I can tell you it most certainly does not sound like a group just a short time from surrendering to me. There was in fact, all kinds of evidence found after the war was over, how the Japanese Government had been preparing even its unarmed citizenry to attack any invaders on the Japanese soil using garden rakes, shovels, any thing they could get their hands on to fight with.

I agree, to use nuclear weapons to end the war was a very tragic, and sad event in history. However, the bloody aftermath created during a massive land invasion of Japan would have been far bloodier, lasted much longer and would have brought a much less desirable result for both Americans and Japanese a like. To the Japanese, dying would have been better than admitting defeat and surrendering.

In closing, I would like to point the following out. I would much rather have all of our disputes with foreign powers to be ended without war or combat. Unfortunately, there are some governments and groups who simply will not sit and talk or look for a compromise beneficial to all parties involved. Truly, our world is a world governed by the aggressive use of force. The only way to end war, is to soundly and completely defeat our enemies once and for all. There will never be world peace in its truest form until Jesus Christ splits the eastern sky and takes this world over for eternity.
57 posted on 07/17/2004 7:56:01 PM PDT by ChevyZ28 (Let's face it, even if by a woman's right to choose, a life is ended after an abortion is complete.)
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To: ChevyZ28

When you get over your long-winded anti Japanese propaganda long enough to actually READ my comment, you'll see that NONE of my comments pertain to the Japanese forces on distant islands in the Pacific.

I'm talking about the Japanese civilians at Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

In addition, your lying bull is as ignorant of fact as it is reflective of the racist stories that pervaded the entire conflict.

It is so wonderful to know that Buck toothed, slant-eyed bugs bunny cartoons are so mouldy in the bias and lies that have soaked your pathetic brain.

Go back to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and take a look at the victims before you go comparing 250,000 dead women and children to the kamikaze pilots who were dying for their country just like our uncles were dying for ours.

GET A GAD DARN CLUE.

NO nation should be using Nukes.


72 posted on 07/17/2004 11:46:32 PM PDT by bonesmccoy (defend America...get vaccinated.)
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