[Arthur McGowan]

I never suggested that there was a way to end the war without casualties.

So your “magic wand” metaphor was just what I said it was, a self-indulgent insult.

[detective]

“I never suggested that there was a way to end the war without casualties.”

You said that dropping the atomic bomb was immoral because it killed so called civilians.

I explained that the Japanese military had ordered these civilians to fight to the death and to kill as many Americans as possible. I explained the alternatives and showed that the atomic bomb was by far the wisest and least destructive possible course of action.

But you still claim it was immoral because it resulted in casualties. This implies that there was a way to end the war against Japan without any casualties.

I was not being self-indulgent. I was trying to show that your position was illogical and unrealistic. I did not mean to insult you in any way and I am sorry if my wording made you fell insulted. It was not my intent.