[sneakers]

"You serious? Those nuclear detonations that you say should have been war crimes ended WWII, the bloodiest war in human history. Had they not been dropped the war would have went on, and an all out invasion of the Japanese mainland would have been necessary. The American casualties of such an invasion would have made D-Day look like a minor skirmish. Something to remember the next time you think that this war a "war crime".

That's exactly right. I attended a reunion, last year, of the 760 Fa Bn. (To honor my dad, who served with that unit) They were going to be part of the invasion of Japan. They would have been in the first wave - second day. The number of deaths, on both sides, would have been massive. As it was, my dad's Bn was among the first to go into Japan after the bombs were dropped. They said every home - every business - was full of guns and ammunition. Even sharpened sticks. The Japanese people were armed to the teeth and ready to kill Americans - whether they wanted to or not. The Emperor had put everything into weaponry - even to the detriment of his own people. Many, many, many more Japanese would have died had we not dropped those bombs, and the American side would have incurred massive casualties beyond imagination. I would, in all liklihood, not be here today.

I always tire of folks who try to make our side look like the bad guys all of the time. We were not even involved in that war, at least not militarily, until the Japanese attacked US. In the long run, dropping the bombs ended the war quickly and, ultimately, SAVED lives.

By the way, I thought I'd understood that the cities that were bombed were where weapons manufacturing plants were located. Please, somebody correct me if i'm wrong.

[frankiep]

Thanks for the story about your dad. Everyone needs to hear stories like this to counteract the despicable revisionist propaganda that smug, holier than thou college professors, and people like Alberta's Child, try to spread about our actions. These are disgusting people who try to discredit and criminalize the heroic actions of the Allies in WWII, while enjoying the very freedoms, rights, and saftety that those actions have provided them. It's unbelieveable to think that there are so many sympathizers like this around when the facts and circumstances surrounding that war are so widely known throughout the world. These people are no different than the Ward Churchill types around today who try to justify al Qaeda's attacks on 9/11. The funny thing is that if their sick and ignorant views of history were actually true then they would be the first ones targeted for elimination by the very despots they are so eager to defend.