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To: PurpleMan

90,000 Japanese killed

600,000+ American servicemen saved 1,000,000+ Japanese civilians saved

6 posted on 08/06/2008 7:16:42 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner
600,000+ American servicemen saved 1,000,000+ Japanese civilians saved

The death toll on the Asian mainland at that time was running around 100k/month. Shortening the war saved the lives of untold numbers of Chinese, Burmese, etc.

9 posted on 08/06/2008 7:20:18 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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