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1 posted on 08/09/2007 5:26:36 AM PDT by SJackson
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The last Democrat President with cojones and care for the estimated 500,000 casualties that would result from a homeland invasion.

Phooey!

2 posted on 08/09/2007 5:31:46 AM PDT by Young Werther ( and Julius Caesar said, "quae cum ita sunt." (or since these things are so!))
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National Religious Partnership on the Nuclear Weapons


3 posted on 08/09/2007 5:36:23 AM PDT by NRA1995 (To Congress and Mr. President: This is OUR country, and don't you forget it!)
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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.


4 posted on 08/09/2007 5:37:58 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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I just finished reading Churchill’s “The Second World War” which addresses Truman’s decision to use the A-bomb. According to the book, there was a consensus among the allied nations at Potsdam to use the bomb if Japan rejected the ultimatum. Japan did reject the ultimatum, we used the bomb once, still no surrender, we used it again, then surrender.
Attacking the home islands a la Okinawa would have likely resulted in up to a million US casualties.

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.

5 posted on 08/09/2007 5:38:08 AM PDT by GeorgefromGeorgia
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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


6 posted on 08/09/2007 5:38:57 AM PDT by madvlad ((Born in the south, raised around the globe and STILL republican))
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2 points about both atomic bombings:

1. We meant it.

2. If the circumstances were the same, we would do it again.


9 posted on 08/09/2007 5:56:11 AM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts...)
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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.


11 posted on 08/09/2007 6:03:42 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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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!”


12 posted on 08/09/2007 6:17:47 AM PDT by Renegade
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14 posted on 08/09/2007 6:25:42 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze
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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.


16 posted on 08/09/2007 6:31:31 AM PDT by montag813
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The Religious Left

There is no such thing.

18 posted on 08/09/2007 6:34:50 AM PDT by IronJack (=)
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Founded by the late preacher-activist William Sloane Coffin

What a name to have in his line of work. :)
19 posted on 08/09/2007 6:36:35 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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the United Methodist Board of Church and Society

Note: This is NOT the UMC. It's a liberal group within the church.

20 posted on 08/09/2007 6:40:01 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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if anyone has a chance,

watch an old movie called “THE FEARMAKERS” from 1958.

It just NAILS fake polling, and falsifying grass roots campaigns.

TCM played it yesterday but you can find it on amazon and other sites. (ps the old left hates that movie)


23 posted on 08/09/2007 6:55:14 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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“......all of whom were expected actively to resist the first ever military invasion of the Japanese homeland.”

As usual journalists need to learn a little history.

“Kublai Khan was a conqueror of boundless appetite. When Japan refused to obey and pay tribute to the Mongolian ruler, he was outraged. Twice during the 13th century he sent massive fleets to invade Japan, possibly trying to seize its storied gold.”

A ‘Kamikazi’ destroyed most of his fleet both times. What troops they did land were surprised at the utility of the Japanese samurai sword when their men were literally cut limb from limb.

27 posted on 08/09/2007 7:16:32 AM PDT by allmendream (A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal.)
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