I have 2 sources of info on this issue, both of them very honorable men. My father was part of the central committee planning the final invasion of Japan. He was always a big supporter of the decision to bomb as he was aware of the official predicted casualty figures for the invasion, which I don't remember exactly, but over a million japanese and over 100,000 americans. My other source is a former business associate who led the first marine division into japan after the 2 bombs fell. He said the japanese had no real defenses left, guns but no ammo, not as much will as believed. He feels the invasion casualty figures were way too high.
I think the US felt the bombing would obviously save american lives and possibly more japanese lives than an invasion. Sending a message to the russians was clearly there, but I feel secondary. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No no no no no. Japan was finished and could not have continued the war. > The dropping of the Bombs was unnecessary. It was done to scare the > Russians. It's you who do not know history. And what's with the racism, > "doctor"? > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- feste37 <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > This shows the hypocrisy of the US, which is > > > developing a new generation of > > > nuclear weapons while refusing to allow Iran the > > > right to develop any. Where > > > did we get the idea that "we" are responsible people > > > who can be trusted with > > > nukes, while "they" are irresponsible renegades and > > > terrorists who cannot? > > > My response to that is two words: Hiroshima; > > > Nagasaki. > > > > How can you be so naive as to assume the United States > > was some sort of evil aggressor in WWII. You know > > nothing of history. Japan recieved two very well > > deserved nuclear bombs that brought WWII to a rapid > > halt and saved probably millions of American (and > > Japanese lives) by curtailing an invasion of Japan. > > I'm proud to part of a country that dropped two big > > ones on those slanty-eyed, fanatical slopes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Speaking of nukes, Las Vegas will soon see a > > > mushroom cloud over the > > > > city for the first time since the atomic bomb > > > testing of the '50s... > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/e6tgj > > > > > > > > (my first tinyurl!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > <drpetersutphen@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Damn! We've got a leak in the Trilateral > > > Commision! > > > > > > > > > > --- Rick Archer <fairfieldlife@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > A friend sent me this and asked the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > can you forward this to others and get > > > feedback on > > > > > > it rick? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> � > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> http://ken-welch.com/ > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I�ll forward feedback to him if I get any. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > > protection around > > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > --------------------~--> > > > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > > > poor with hope and healing > > > > > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
