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To: PurpleMan
looking back with hindsight and applying modern attitudes to historical times.

A shallow and stupid argument.

Lots of responsible voices, including senior members of the US military, regarded the bombings as a war crime at the time.

4 posted on 08/06/2008 7:13:38 AM PDT by Romulus ("Ira enim viri iustitiam Dei non operatur")
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To: Romulus

looking back with hindsight and applying modern attitudes to historical times.

“A shallow and stupid argument.”

Actually, that somthing that is continually done by historian filled with guilt for what their ancestory thought was the proper action decades and centuries before.

By your reasoning the founding fathers committed crimes against humanity by not outlawing slavery.


7 posted on 08/06/2008 7:16:59 AM PDT by PurpleMan
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To: Romulus
"History cannot and must not be judged using the perspective of the rear view mirror."

Mad-as-he$$ circa 1997.

20 posted on 08/06/2008 7:28:59 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.)
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To: Romulus
American conservatives who opposed the atomic strikes, with more information here.
86 posted on 08/06/2008 9:40:29 AM PDT by Dumb_Ox (http://kevinjjones.blogspot.com)
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To: Romulus

“Lots of responsible voices, including senior members of the US military, regarded the bombings as a war crime at the time. “

Is that so? Can you back that up with quotes and sources from Sr. US Military members?


104 posted on 08/06/2008 11:20:50 AM PDT by ohioman
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To: Romulus
senior members of the US military, regarded the bombings as a war crime at the time.

Name two.

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111 posted on 08/06/2008 12:23:35 PM PDT by Lurker (Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR to get them within throat-cutting range.)
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To: Romulus
Sow the wind, reap the world wind.

Lots of men from Bataan and under these rows of white crosses across the Pacfic, don't think enough Atomic Bombs were dropped.

There is no such thing as a “responsible voice” against the bombing, only traitors.

142 posted on 08/06/2008 2:42:14 PM PDT by We Dare Defend Our Rights
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To: Romulus

“Lots of responsible voices, including senior members of the US military, regarded the bombings as a war crime at the time.”
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You have reached your maximum capacity of feces.


149 posted on 08/06/2008 2:51:51 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th
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