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To: SeeSharp
Both were completely unnecessary. Japan had already made peace overtures.

A "peace overture" is hardly the same thing as unconditional surrender, now is it?

50 posted on 01/04/2009 3:24:58 PM PST by Flycatcher (Strong copy for a strong America)
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To: Flycatcher
A "peace overture" is hardly the same thing as unconditional surrender, now is it?

No it isn't. But given how little they were asking for, and given the fact that we gave it to them anyway, and given that the bombings killed two hundred thousand civilians give or take, accepting the peace overture was the better option.

56 posted on 01/04/2009 3:35:02 PM PST by SeeSharp
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