Hiroshima at 75: bitter row persists over US decision to drop the bomb

Not just okay. It is pretty much the whole point of a war. Civilians are the ones that start the wars. Civilians are the one that support the prosecution of the wars. No civilians then no war.

 

There was a several year window where the absurd situation existed that we'd spent millions of lives defeating one *******, then handed over half the spoils to someone arguably just as bad.

Either we should have stayed out of the war, or gone at Stalin after Hitler before they developed nuclear weapons.

 

No Guilt!
Japan manufactured a war.
Japan suffered more from Fire Bombing
than any "A" bomb.
No Guilt!

 

Genocide: the intentional mass murder of civilians. When is that the right thing to do?

 

When the civilians started the war in the first place and then supported their side for most of the conflict.

 

There was approximately ZERO public support in the U.S. for continuing the war any beyond the surrender of Japan. We had problems enough hanging on to public support for that long.

 

Just stop

unless you can show that Japan was going to surrender without the bomb being dropped you are trolling

You haven’t and you can’t

 

The A-bombs were dropped on military targets. That's hardly genocide. Neither is it the intentional mass murder of civilians.

 

As opposed to Fire Bombing cities


My uncle survived on the battleship, Nevada
that December 7 morning.

 

When the dictator says so....and the people follow blindly saying..."It is the right thing to do."

 

Because Trumpists will follow him whether they agree with him or not

 

Actually they were not...at least no exclusively.
And that doesn't matter

 

"Civilians" did not start the war, a government did. You are okay with genocide.

They were dropped on cities...perhaps you have a different definition of genocide.

Fire bombing cities fits the definition.....and your point about your uncle? He was a combatant was he not?

 

~ Just think ... What if Germany or Japan developed the bomb first ?

 

So the US fire bombing Dresden killing noncombatant women and children was the right thing to do?

 

Then you would call yourself James Berlin

 

You're one of the most thoughtful posters here, but no.

1) Japan was crushed & prepared to surrender.

2) It is NEVER okay for ANYONE to do what was done at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

3) To defend these acts of horrendous terror is to defend bin Laden's actions on 9/11.

I will not do that.

 

Of course not. But the blindly devoted followers would do it anyway and say they were justified.
Would they not?

 

I see a lot of people doing that, yes, or at least burying their heads in fictional narratives and morally insane positions. Ridiculous. Nonsensical & irrelevant ad hominem. Some truth to that comment.

 

Indeed - it's appalling.

 

When it's okay to do what was done at Hiroshima and Nagasaki: NEVER

 

Holy freaking cow.

Just wow.

 

I appreciate the expansion of your thoughts.

Are you saying leaders?

 

Off topic, but some good points.

 

FINALLY.

Correct.