Posted on 08/09/2007 5:26:33 AM PDT by SJackson
Phooey!
Had the U.S. not nuked these two cities, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops would have died invading Japan.
We didn’t start that one either folks but at least we had politicians that allowed us to win it.
Screw the Japaneese that died in those two places. They supported the madness Japan created.
I have a particular interest in ending the war, since my Dad was serving in the Pacific, in the US Navy at the end of the War, and he might not have survived the War. Had that happened, I would not have been born, as would millions of boomers.
A moment of silence and a little prayer to mark this most auspicious
occasion:
God Bless Bob Oppenheimer and nuclear fission.
God Bless the Enola Gay.
God Bless Fat Man and Little Boy.
Goid Bless all US service personnel past, present and future who
have created an environment in which morons can say and do
stupid s***!
Now, on w/ the secular festivities, namely, “empire” building!!
MV
There's a whole ping list of people here who wouldn't see that as a bad thing. (I'm not among them)
NFP
2 points about both atomic bombings:
1. We meant it.
2. If the circumstances were the same, we would do it again.
the blood of those who died as a result of the bombs is not on any American - it is splattered on the Japanese leaders who knowing full well what to expect, refused to surrender.
Those bombs saved not only a generation of American men, but saved even more Japanese lives that would have been lost as a result of the readying invasion of the islands.
Remember the Japan of that day was just as evil as the AlQuaida today - no atrocity their mind could concoct was off the table.
Mid 20th century Japan was controlled by a fascist, militaristic, suicidal death cult.
For the good of ALL humanity it needed to be eradicated from the face of the Earth.
God bless the US military.
Made in America, Tested in Japan !! Glad it was used . If not, I probably wouldn’t be here today . My dad was in California training for the land invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped . “ Science, The Power to Give and Take Away, BIG TIME!”
Exactly. It also shows what can happen when a nation deifies a human being and thinks that person possess divine direction. Blind obedience to any dogma often proves to be a bad idea.
LOL!
Actually, the US bombing of the Japanese and German capital stock in WWII forced both countries to modernize their production processes. In some industries (e.g., steel in Japan), they gained a competitive advantage in world markets because of the newer capital stock.
There was a bizarre article on AP regarding Nagasaki and how they now claim 140,000 deaths from the atomic blast. 27,000 were killed instantly, and an additional 67,000 died from radiation-related pathologies in the years following the bombing. But the AP reports the absurd claims that continue to this day of people dying “as a direct result” of the Nagasaki bomging. 3,700 were added this year alone. This includes a 92-year old man who died of prostate cancer (so they say, in fact most 80+ year old men HAVE prostate cancer when their bodies are examined, but it is rarely the cause of mortality), and a 89-year old woman who died of breast cancer. This is absolutely ridiculous and scientifically irrelevant. Yet the press dutifully eats up these leftist propaganda figures as fact.
A consequence not mentioned is that Joe Stalin, a good reader of tea leaves, was on the verge of declaring war on the Japanese. Had this happened and a soviet front had actually been opened, we (U.S.) would probably have been obligated to share the partition of post-war Japan with the Soviets. How such a partition may have changed post WWII geo-politics in the Pacific region would be difficult to predict.
There is no such thing.
Note: This is NOT the UMC. It's a liberal group within the church.
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