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Originally Posted by Robbie
Killed hundreds of thousands of people instantly and millions more from cancer and radiation disease over the next decades. And yes, that included the families of the Japanese military.
The justification? It would help end the war quicker and save American lives.
Isn't that kind of what Trump was saying about the terrorists families? That if we threaten to kill their families (just like Pres. Reagan in 1986 and Pres. Truman did in WW2) that they will think twice about killing Americans?
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Incorrect. Dropping those bombs saved more lives on both sides. The Japanese were training children and women to fight if the U.S. tried to take the mainland. It would have been a blood bath on both sides. Obviously the American lives were more valued, however it was a net positive on both sides.
Trump wants to bomb families of an organization that so far has been responsible for 14 U.S. deaths. The math doesn't work. Lastly threatening death to people who believe it makes them martyrs is a tough sell. The Japanese in some regards where the same way, however the bombs would have removed them from the earth without the honor of them facing their enemy so they lost face and surrendered. I know you said you don't agree, but you also pseudo defend it. You can't kill your way to peace with terrorists. Every family you kill will live a few extremely damaged and highly motivated individuals. It is like fucking your way to virginity.