Is it really true that even today American can't accept that dropping the A-Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki was totally wrong? But they actually think that by brutally killing over 500 000 civilians they saved lives? I would call that patriotic denial.
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It was a profound wake-up call that stopped Japan in it's tracks. If we hadn't dropped the bombs, the war could have dragged on much longer, and who knows how many more people would have died if that had happened?
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People always get killed during war. It's not that I agree with it. The killing is always rationalized some way or another. Nagasaki is not the only example of war-related deaths, or mass killings for that matter. And there are many more examples of lack of concern for human life, like abortion. We are all in the same boat.
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The historical information I have reviewed (I was alive when it happened) indicates the Japanese people were prepared to personally fight in every city and every village. The people believed in a system that was totally foreign to the western way of thinking. I believe history has vindicated the bombing. Having said that I personally believe all war is an abomination. I have trouble understanding how, or why one person can take a gun and go after a total stranger. Yes, I know it's done in our city streets every day, and I know nations think they can justify fighting each other. I don't happen to think there is any justification for killing. Anybody. Ever. And yes, you can give me some examples that would severely test my resolve...but I'm telling you my beliefs.
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Totally wrong? No. You do realize that the Tokyo fire raids actually killed more people? This reality is why there are those who (rightly) say that lives were saved by dropping the bombs. There was more than ample evidence of the willingness of the Japanese to fight to the death. This evidence was amplified by the Kamikaze attacks on US ships etc. The same mindset is also evident in that the Japanese are now an admired industrial and economic competitor because of their mental toughness. As brutal as dropping the atomic bombs was, there certainly are reasons, beyond blind patriotic denial, to believe that the Japanese people and culture may have been spared(not to mention the lives of thousands of US servicemen) by doing the terrible thing. I can tell you one thing: If our nation would realistically evaluate our willingness to "kill 'em all" (or stay at home), we would have fewer problems in places like Iraq today. A demonstrated willingness to show our enemies exactly why "war is hell" will always shorten existing conflicts and prevent new ones.
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