“And my uncle was stationed in Japan; he was told not to go to Hiroshima or Nagasaki during their anniversary of their atomic bombings You think we shouldn’t have dropped those bombs? He was told not to go to towns where we fired bombed either; you think we shouldn’t have dropped those bombs? more “civilians” died in the fire bombings of Japan than did Dresden, and in a shorter period of time”
I think we should kill as many of the enemy, soldier and civilian, as fast as we can.
When we intentionally killed civilians, we won wars that stayed won.
Ever since, when we try to not kill civilians, we win battles, but not wars—and the sites of the battles we won may revert back.
And I don’t think muslims would be different than Japs and Gerries. They’d know when they were whipped, and wouldn’t want to go back and try again.
The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan ended it, avoided an amphib invasion, saved countless Japanese and American lives.
It was an humanitarian act.
I was under the impression you disagreed with the bombing of Dresden when you stated: "I was stationed there, and we were advised to not go downtown on the anniversary of the worst bombing day."
I would add though to your statement,"Ever since, when we tie the hands of our soldiers with idiotic "rules of engagement" and try to not kill civilians, we win battles, but not wars"
PS: There is a reason why I stated “idiotic “rules of engagement;” some rules are appropriate like no rape, no interrogation for no reason, etc.
In Japan during WW II, some allied airmen were POW in the town oh Hachioji, not far from Tokyo. A photo of one of the airmen being decapitated by a Jap soldier was apparently smuggled out of Japan and was circulated in the USAAF. I believe it was the 5th Air Force that was continually bombing Tokyo. After the photo was circulated, the aircrews were instructed to save one bomb for Hachioji. As a result the city was destroyed completely. I got there about 20 years after and the town had been rebuilt from the bottom up. No mercy.
Also saved Japan from being divided, like Germany and Korea, into American and Soviet zones, and with it, likely a civil war that would have made Korea look like child's play.