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To: em2vn
Considering that we had to drop not one but TWO nuclear bombs on Japan to force their surrender, I'd say it's pretty damned obvious that we did the right thing in using nuclear weapons on their fanatical military. It was the only way to save lives that would have otherwise been lost during an invasion.

Naturally, Leftist history revisionists refuse to recognize this simple fact.

9 posted on 08/07/2004 7:56:42 AM PDT by Prime Choice (When Clinton lies, he insults our integrity. When Kerry lies, he insults our intelligence.)
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To: Prime Choice
Considering that we had to drop not one but TWO nuclear bombs on Japan to force their surrender, I'd say it's pretty damned obvious that we did the right thing in using nuclear weapons on their fanatical military. It was the only way to save lives that would have otherwise been lost during an invasion.

That's not what happened. The Japanese were trying to surrender, only they wanted to keep the Emperor. Turns out we allowed them to keep him, anyway. So, not only were the bombs unncessary, our insistence on Unconditional Surrender is what prolonged the war and lost the lives of untold American soldiers in the Pacific theater.

37 posted on 08/07/2004 9:01:38 AM PDT by Trickyguy
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