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It may have gotten us victory, but it was on the horizon already. We didn't need to drop those bombs. Victory in Japan was almost ours and instead we drop bombs and kill around 150,000. Not to mention all of those who died from radiation later, or all the problems the radiation caused for the next 45 years. Nuclear weapons should never be used. How horrid.

Oh and the pilot who flew and dropped the bombs went crazy a few weeks after. You would too.

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i'm not completelu sure about this, but i think that there was no communication with the japanese between the two bombings..... ie they dropped them within hours of eachother... in other words, I don't think the US dropped the second because the Japanese didn't believe them, but rather that it was the plan from the start.....


**before anyone -reps me for lying just remember...i *think* thats what happened....i don't have time right now to check the records

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The second bomb was dropped three days later, the Japanese knew what the bomb could do, and even after Hiroshima they would not surrender because they were so stubborn.

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wow.....some retard -repped me for my post even though i said i wasn't sure

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We never really knew how strong the nuclear weapons were. It was still the 40's and we didn't know the effect of the bombs.

Yes we had to bomb Japan. Those Japanese have so much nationalism in their blood, they wouldn't give up. Hell, even after the first bomb they still refused to give up. It was a miracle Japan gave up after the second bomb, otherwise we would've been in war with them for even longer, considering we didn't have anymore Nuclear weapons at the time.

Horrid, I agree. Sometimes Drastic Actions are required to end drastic times.

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A bomb was tested before the Hiroshima bomb was dropped... so they did know how destructive they were. Just though I'd point that out.

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yes, it was tested, and America well knew it's capabilities, weapons are rarely used during war to be tested

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I knew that, but they didn't know what side effects it gave to people rather than blowing them to bits.

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Maybe not, but it got us a victory, and thats all that matters.

Thats war. You have casualities, thats what its all about. And I support nuclear weapons, as long as we're the ones using them. And I think we went to easy on the Japanese, we should have went for Tokyo. They got off lucky, we could have done a lot more.

When your in a war, or in any fight for that matter, you dont slap the other guy and walk away. You beat his freaking brains out until he's bleeding out of every hole in his body and he doesnt have enough strength left to blink. Thats how you win and keep a victory. If you just slap them until they're down, it will just leave them angry and pissed at you, and they will come back. You have to show the bastards that if they even look at you the wrong way, you'll kill them. That the next time they even imagine attacking you, that you'll make their little archipilago non-existant.

The guy who went crazy...he wasnt a very good soldier. I would go crazy, but Im not claiming to be a soldier, now am I?

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I think it's fairly clear that the nukes were a retaliation for what the Japanese did at Pearl Harbour. The US probably could have finished the whole thing off with just regular forces, but the nukes did a good job of that, and did so without costing the US military any more lives. Moreover, they acted as sort of saying "This is what happens when you f*ck with us" for the 'States, which is always a nice way of assuring you won't be victim to too much more aggression.

Same with 9-11. As I'm sure you've noticed, the 'States went somewhat buck wild and started attacking everything they could think of that had anything to do with the attacks against them.

The United States is a powerful country and wants the world to know that, and so acts against them (especially on their own soil) are completely untolerated, and it seems they will always be returned with fierce vengeance.

The nuclear bombs in Japan probably weren't completely necessary, but they served their function, put a finite end to the war, and boosted the military standing of the United States in the eyes of the world.

Welcome to politics.

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Exactly.

Glad to see you agree with me, because thats exactly what I was saying. We could have won without the bombs, but at a cost of American lives, and it wouldnt have been as final as the bomb was. The bomb put it into very simple terms "anyone in the world that f*cks with us, dies."

It may seem harsh, but thats war, and politics. Thats what we have to do to keep America and her people safe. You have to let them now that if they EVER go against you again, there will be absolutely no mercy.

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It's too bad that the Entente didn't realize that. But nooo... France had to get revenge on Germany. Stupid Versailles. WWII wouldn't have happened (well, in Europe anyway) if they had realized that.

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I assume you're talking about the Paris Peace Conferance held at the end of WWI, in which only 4 men from 4 countries held the fate of the world in their hands...But it wasnt just France, Great Britain also wanted revenge for the massive damage done to their navy by the Germans.

I agree, if it hadnt been for some very bad things that went down at that conference, and because of Versailles, WWII might not have begun.

When WWI ended, Germany was on her knees, and we kicked her again, and again, and again, and again. Im not totally against that, I mean, when you have someone down, beat the hell out of them so that dont get back up and slap you.

I blame two factions for WWII: Woodrow Wilson and the republican congress. When Wilson went to the peace conference, he brought along only democrats to help him. At this time, congress consisted of almost entirely republicans. They resented Wilson for this act, and when he got back and asked them to join the newly crafted "League of Nations", they refused.

I blame Woodrow for taking only democrats (stupid move) and I blame the republican congress for voting so stupidly over a stupid grudge.

If America had been part of the League of Nations at that time, we could possibly have prevented Germany's rise to power in WWII, because no other nation in the League of Nations was strong enough military wise or economic wise, after the losses of WWI. But America was in the "roaring twenties" we had the power to stop germany, but we didnt. Had we been part of the League of Nations, things could have gone down differently.

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How can you say that? Most of these people were drafted. I'm sure he probably wasn't because he was a pilot, but seeing what that did, knowing you caused all that death. Yeah that would make anyone insane. How could you think that someone is a good or bad soldier because they go insane after they killed 70000 people instantly. Instantly! I can't believe some of the things our country would do. It's atrocious.

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I'd have to agree with the Moogle on that point. One man can only have so many balls... :sneaky: Err, that is... you can talk all you want and feel immortal, but when it comes down to it, killing 100K+ civilians will drive you mad. A soldier is not supposed to kill civilians, and any sane human is not supposed to kill anywhere near that number, whether liscenced to do so or not. Millions returned home from wars with nightmares. Are you saying none of them are good soldiers, Vampyr?

Show a little respect, please. I know what honor and duty-bound fearlessness makes a soldier in Animé, samurai teachings, or on paper... but in reality, killing is so much different.