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Originally Posted by pocon1
Also, the so-called "rules of combat" have changed. The Germans thought nothing of bombing the hell out of London for a couple of years. They also used Big Bertha to shell Paris in WWI. We bombed the snot out of Germany at that time too. Now, you accidently wipe out a few hundred civilians in the middle of a city that we are at WAR with, and everyone throws a hissy fit. I see nothing wrong with using the best tools at hand to win a war. The Japanese attacked us in their arrogance thinking that a preeemptive strike would cow us and keep us out of the Pacific. HA! Maybe the Japanese should apologize again for bayoneting american pows and for beheading our soldiers.
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A few hundred civilians? Try more along the lines of 120,000 People, from both bombings. And, the death doll arising from the effects of radiation account for a far greater number of deaths.
And you might want to reread your history book if you believe the attack on Pearl Harbor was an attempt to cow us in to submission. In actuality, the US and Britain had been crippling the Japanese war effort on account of a fuel boycott they had implemented against Japan in retaliation for their invasion of China. The attack was an attempt to weaken and neutralize our naval powers in the Pacific, so that the Japanese could secure needed pacific fuel sources in order to continue the war effort. Yet, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku even admitted the attack bought them but a year's time with which to wreak havoc before the US retaliated. They also knew full-well that FDR was itching for a fight. "Cowing us" never even crossed their minds.
From all of the research I've done in to the topic, I really fail to see a need for us to drop the bomb. Some of the better information has already been brought up, however, I won't waste space by rehashing it. History is full of people inventing numbers and facts in order to justify some action or another, and even so, it's hard to look at such a horrific event objectively, yet, we ought to try our best to do so.