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re: What was the Greatest Necessary Evil?
Posted on 2/24/24 at 8:23 am to Cuz413
Posted on 2/24/24 at 8:23 am to Cuz413
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I caught some flak in another thread when I said there was talk of Japan surrendering before the nukes were dropped. Fire bombing Tokyo the tune of 250,000 innocent civilians deaths had many working on figuring out how to surrender and keep the Emperor in charge.
Truth. There was a peace faction lobbying for keeping the Emperor and some of their conquered colonies. The US would only accept total surrender. Of course, there were also factions arguing to fight to the very last man, woman, and child.
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Posted on 2/24/24 at 8:29 am to Tigerlaff
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Of course, there were also factions arguing to fight to the very last man, woman, and child.
When you tell a culture that honors dying in combat that you'll only accept their total unconditional surrender, you're saying they must fight to the last child that can hold a gun.
Also, if we weren't out in the Pacific creating our own empire, would we have crossed paths with the Japanese?
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