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60 Years Since Hiroshima
cryptoz writes "Today is the 6th of August, 2005, exactly 60 years after the first nuclear device was used in a war. Japan remembers what happened, as do those around the world. Elswhere, we remember where the bomb hit, as well as how it worked." From the article about Japan's observation of the anniversary: "The anniversary comes as regional powers meet in Beijing to urge North Korea to give up its nuclear programme, seen by Tokyo as a threat and one of the reasons behind rising calls in Japan to strengthen its defence and seek closer military ties with the United States. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was among those attending the ceremony in Hiroshima, 690 km (430 miles) southwest of Tokyo." We've previously reported on the anniversary of the first nuclear explosion.
"Thanks for saving many hundreds of thousands of lives that would've been lost had the war the Japanese started with a surprise attack continued."
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This is simple, but i think it might be profound.
I want to know if there are any Japanese in here and whether or not they believe that the bombing was the right thing to do.
Of course One persons opinion differ from anothers no matter the nationality so i dont want to make a generalisation, but i think the comment of a Japenese persons opinion on whether the bombings were necissary could add extra depth to the discussion.
Personally, im smart enough to know that we chose, tragically, the lesser of two evils.
So. If you are Japanese, do you accept that the bombings were the correct course of action for the time?
Why does it matter why they were in place. There are other ways to solve the worlds problems then starving and killing civillians.
Sure Bush and his war pig cronies can't think of any of them but there are.
evil is as evil does
"(To even come close to justifying that level of extreme violence, we'd need to do something insanely evil, not just stick up for Israel in the UN and maintain a military base in Saudi Arabia.)"
What the hell man? They only killed three thousand people. What do you mean "that level of extreme violence"? Israel has killed more palestenian civillians then that, US has killed more civillians then that. Get some perspective for gods sake. Three thousand people die from smoking EVERY WEEK.
evil is as evil does
Yes.. what the Japanese did does justify what we did. We were defending ourselves against an unprovoked attack by the Japanese.. They brought the attack upon themselves and deserved(!) every bit of what they got in return.
Where is your sympathy for the quarter-million Americans that died in the Pacific defending America against the Japanese? Where is your sympathy for the millions of civilians in Asia the Japanese slaughtered without a second thought?
America has a right to defend itself against aggressors.
And I would hope that if a country is slaughtering millions.. another country capable of doing so would stop it using any means necessary.. including nukes.
If you're looking to shed a tear for someone... shed a tear for those who died defending against the Japanese.
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Boy I just love it every August when the debate comes up about the evil USA dropping the A-Bomb on "the peace loving people of Japan". What a bunch of hog wash. 40+ years of NO history taught in schools, liberalism run amok in primary and secondary education has us to the point were the bulk of the young people actually believe the dribble PREACHED in schools. It's a shame that the citizens of the United States have this "shame" over them for dropping the A-Bomb on the japs. My Grandfather lost two buddies in Okinawa, and lost the hearing in one ear do to those "peace loving people". Ask the people of Nanking China, the survivors in the Phillipines and countless others about the "peace loving people" BS. The emperor should have been right up there with Tojo at the end of a rope, but, Gen Mac figured that if he was hung, the people of Japan would have revolted, so for that reason, his live was spared. I'll say it again...had we invaded, and suffered countless lives lost, along with the complete destruction of the population of japan (which is what would have happened), and then after the war it was revealed we had the means to shorten the war but didn't, Truman would have been hung instead of Tojo! Funny, every August to read the ton of threads about the "horrible" USA dropping the bomb on "the peace loving japs" BS....