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Old 06-24-2007, 12:34 AM  
pocketkangaroo
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Originally Posted by J. Falcon View Post
Just wait, they can justify that too! Not only justify it, but make every american eat that shit up like a big mac from mcdonalds.
Japan tried to kill American civilians (and did) as well. If they could have reached the US, they would have dropped a bomb on us.

It was a military decision, and the invasion of Japan would have caused more civilian deaths and US military deaths. The fact is put a quick end to the war was a huge factor, as both sides were racking up large civilian deaths (look up Japan's scorched earth policy). Japan was being blockaded, which meant many people were starving. They were also holding other countries hostage and using their citizens as slave labor.

The bombs cost a lot of lives, but it was a decision that may have prevented many more in the long run.
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