"The Bombing of Tokyo" Doolittle's Raiders and the Story of the USS HORNET

http://sandysq.gcinet.net/uss_salt_lake_city_ca25/dolittle.htm ^ | 1990's | Bert W. "Bud" Whited, ADRC USN

[SpeakLittle_ThinkMuch]

Then you grew more foolish as you grew older sir.

[SkyPilot]

2) The raid convinced the Japanese that the US were monsters. The Pearl Harbor attack as at a serious military target.

Wow! I don't know how old you are boy, but you need to a mind transplant.

1. Immediately after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese began committing War Crimes in the Pacific, against civilians in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. These included the rape and murder of British and American nurses, nuns, and dependent families. Not to mention the crimes they had already committed against civilians in China, including the "Rape of Nan king" --where women were raped (vaginally and anally) with broom handles, sticks from trees, and greased rifles.

2. Read a book (there is a concept) about the Hell Ships. Here is a link Hell Ships of the Japanese

But, I don't think you will. Ignorance is bliss.

[MarkWar]

>This bombing of Tokyo and other industrial cities in the Japanese homeland was a great "Morale Boosting" action for the American public, as a retaliation for the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor.

In some ways -- from an Arab perspective -- the Dolittle Raid can be seen as a prototype of the 911/WTC attacks. The Arabs -- and third worlders in general -- always see themselves as under real or covert attacks from Western economic/cultural interests. They say they feel provoked. The 911/WTC attack, while accomplishing little or nothing of strategic importance and killing civilians, served as a "morale boost" for the disenfranchise all around the world. (Of course, we were at war with the Japanese at the time. However, any number of terrorist groups, especially Arab groups, have openly declared "war" against the "Great Satan" in the press, so they can say they were just conducting a campaign...)

Killing vast numbers of civilians for a morale boost is a pretty disgusting way to run a war. Sorry, I know a lot of people disagree about this, but whether it's bin Laden (or whomever) committing 9/11 to boost their morale, or the Doolittle Raid to boost our morale, it's just not a type of fighting I'd ever engage in or vote for. (Not to mention that what goes around comes around. We did it to Japan, now the Arabs it seems have done it to us...)

Mark W.

[SpeakLittle_ThinkMuch]

I'll just quote your own words back to you from another post...........

But I'm not a soldier, so there may be a ton of stuff I'm just not aware of... Mark W. 4 posted on 4/18/02 10:19 AM Eastern by MarkWar

[blam]

The evangelical priest who helped Doolittle escape into free China was John Birch. Birch was subsequently tortured and executed by the ChiComs. An organization, The John Birch Society, bears his name.

[blam]

The Doolittle raiders specifically flew directly over the Imperial Palace but had orders not to bomb the palace. Horohito(sp) knew exactly what was being said in that move.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

the Dolittle Raid can be seen as a prototype of the 911/WTC attacks

We were at war at the time . Aren't you missing your anti American rally in Washington?

[TheDon]

Ouch, you are definitely on the FR resident nut cases list.