[Dane]

Do the Japanese pray 5 times a day facing Kyoto? Must all Japanese make a pilgrimage to Kyoto at least one in their lives? Mecca has far greater importance to Muslims than does Kyoto to the Japanese

The point remains that Japan's most holy city, Kyoto, was spared in World War II.

[JCEccles]

Kyoto was spared not because of its "holy" status. It was on the target list.

Learn some history before you use examples that only prove your ignorance.

[Michael Goldsberry]

"The point remains that Japan's most holy city, Kyoto, was spared in World War II."

LOL!

I guess you can "Just Make This Stuff Up!"

[10mm]

The point remains that Japan's most holy city, Kyoto, was spared in World War II.

Henry Stimson, the Secretary of War, removed Kyoto as the #1 atomic bomb target because he thought that it's destruction would increase the likelihood that Japan would be driven into Russia's arms after the war. In other words, the decision not to vaporize Kyoto was realpolitik.

I have no such concerns regarding the Muslims.

[porkchops 4 mahound]

That's just silly.

There is no parallel between Kyoto and the islamic "holy" cities.

Kyoto is NOT now, and never has been, "holy" to the Japanese.

Kyoto was the capital of Japan for many years and the Japanese still say, "do not say splendid until you see Kyoto".

"Holy" didn't have a darned thing to do with it.

[adam_az]

" The point remains that Japan's most holy city, Kyoto, was spared in World War II."


Kyoto was initially on the target list for the second atomic bomb.

Kokura was the primary target, but it was saved by weather.

Yes, Kyoto was saved because of Japanese religious considerations... also because it was a great storehouse of cultural and historical artifacts. Mecca is not quite such an ancient city, and rather than resentment, destroying it is more likely to totally demoralize the Islamic insurgency. After all, after the destruction of Jerusalem, you didn't see Jews turn into mass murderers for a 1400 year stretch. There's precedent both ways.

[Publius6961]

This was proven to be a lie just days ago, yet you have the nerve to throw it back on the table?

It was spared because of cloud cover.

Did I mention that Tancredo gave the islamofacists propaganda talking points? (*Squawk!*)

[null and void]

The point remains that Japan's most holy city, Kyoto, was spared in World War II.

IIRC (and I may not) it was spared on Nagasaki day only because it was clouded over. Nagasaki was the secondary target...

[SisBoombah]

Kyoto has cultural importance; Tokyo has political importance and was chosen to bomb for that reason. Eliminate the seats of power and the places of learning and indoctrination. The cubic stone at Mecca was worshiped before Mohammed established islam and might be *afterwards* as well - for some other reason.