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SLM3,
you are judging history from a 60 year later perspective. you are putting your thoughts and your beliefs into a situation that you did not go through. If you read the history on the event and look at what the people who were involved in it say, you will see that these people considered it the best thing to do. Many of the scientists were horrified by what was created, but they went through with it anway because they felt it was necessary. And yes, it is ok to predict future actions based on what people have previously done. The Japanese would not surrender in combat. They used kamikaze pilots long before the terrorists crashed our planes into our buildings. They demonstrated by their willingness to fight and die against overwhelming odds that they would not surrender. So I believe that the people who made the decision at the time did so with the best of their abilities and made the best choice to benefit Americans(the people who were atacked and brought into the war by the Japanese).
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