[TigersEye]

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved American lives and saved Japanese lives. The lesson is ‘don’t make war.’ I think the Japanese learned it.

[LibWhacker]

Some learned from it. Some want to "get back at us" to this day, and blame us for their collective misery.

In fact, you'd think the whole world would've learned a lesson about attacking America, but many in this world are itchin' to take us on. The only lesson I can draw from this is we were not harsh enough in our treatment of the Japanese.

[Leisler]

I really think that we communicated to the Japanese leadership that they were going to surrender, or we would kill them all. Either or. Perfectly rational decision and utilitarian solution to us.

I don't believe, after Hiroshima we would of gone through with the invasion of Japan. We would of tightened, if anymore was possible, shipping. Japan would of starved, and what little industry/fuel would not of been able to produce any anti-aircraft threat. After that, Curtis LeMay (God bless him) would of just burnt, blown, roasted and vaporized every major city.

The Japanese didn't not surrender because they wanted to, liked to, were glad to, or were tired. They knew, bone deep, that is was surrender or they would be no more.

[Big Horn]

The history I have read records that we killed more people with firebombs before we used the A-bomb. The big one got their attention.