jazz, I don't disagree that it is inefficient. In the hands of those paranoid governments, you are correct, it doesn't do much for their cause.
In the end, I believe this doesn't help the US cause, but it doesn't change my opinion of its usage.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Innocent civilians were either vaporized or had to suffer in the agony of radiation poisoning for as much as decades. What kind of sick justice is that?
And the only reason you gave was.... your family was victimized by the Japanese. Which doesn't address the nuclear attack at all.
They had already long since stopped, Cynth. By April they had essentially no navy. They lacked the ability to wage war against anyone, let alone continue expansionism. It wasn't until August, 4 months later, that the nuclear bombs were dropped. Ignoring factual evidence and presenting appeals to emotion and sympathy arguments are intellectually dishonest.
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From what I've read of the war they didn't surrender and were not willing to surrender after the Germans did.
I don't care who is doing the beating, but if you don't get the guy to say "uncle" he's still going to try to get you when he's got the opportunity.
And, no Will, it wasn't just my family, it was my entire race. My family happened to have good example of the atrocities at their hands. Jewish family members who have Holocaust survivors don't have much love for Germans either.
Again, you may find it not to your liking, but after reading all the accounts that I did from the Filipino perscpective, I was quite satisfied with the outcome.
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