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To: NorthMountain

I am aware of that- I was merely pointing out what would have been the rational response, not the one we were actually capable of.


68 posted on 08/05/2015 2:51:07 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: GenXteacher

OK ... not everyone knows that.

As I recall, there was some effort put into convincing the Japanese leadership that we intended to keep nuking them, and that we were capable of doing so. Deception is an important tactic in warfare.


70 posted on 08/05/2015 2:53:37 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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