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To: USNBandit
Iwo Jima was a perfect target for a gas attack-- a small isolated island, nothing downwind for a thousand miles, no civilians to speak of except a few itinerant fishermen, and heavily occupied by dug in enemy troops.

FDR wouldn't do it. Wonder if he was right.

5 posted on 02/19/2011 2:23:59 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

Was always surprised the Japanese didn’t unleash some type of gas or biological attack on our military. The German’s had nothing on the Japanese in that department having perfected germ warfare in China.

Had we invaded Japan I have no doubt they would have used such elements against us.


18 posted on 02/19/2011 4:18:44 PM PST by warsaw44
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