>>...Which is a germane benchmark because, on VJ Day, everything was all finished and tidied up and finalized, and all American troops went home?
There were quite a bit more than less than 3000 killed in the 44 months between Pearl Harbor and VJ Day, too.
<< There were quite a bit more than less than 3000 killed in the 44 months between Pearl Harbor and VJ Day, too >>
Wait, you're not suggesting, are you, that our Objective Unbiased Press{tm} is distorting the news by selective reporting of the facts and failure to provide any context, are you?!
I'm shocked, I tell you! SHOCKED!
That is what I was saying earlier, that future presidents now know that any future war has to be won before th next election, no matter how many die and no matter how many are displaced. Turns out those dusty old thermonuclear weapons are going to be worth something after all...