Why would the Japanese want to drag it out?

Just by the act of "negotiating" the Japanese would have dagge dout the war. There was a small but strong action of Japanese officers who did not want to quit fighting.

Their was no reason to believe that the Soviets would invade Japanese territory. The Soviets actually had a pact of neutrality with the Japanese at the time. - That "pact of neutrality was broken real quickly when the Evil invaded Manchuria wasn't it. That "neutrality pact was self serving for the Soviets since they did not want a front in the FAR EAST and so that they could give the fullest atention t the Germans.

The Soviets wee aiming on expansion of the Soviet influence and they would have jumped upon a chance to control territory. Look at what those peckerheads did in Europe.

From who? The Japanese weren't even fighting at this point.[/quote] The Japanese where still using KAMKAZE attacks agianst our ships.

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