Originally Posted by
oldmarine
Those of us who were waiting to make the landing om the main Japanese islands certainly would not agree with you. I fought through the Pacific theater island-by-island to over come the enemy who bombed Pearl Harbor for a period of 36 months. The closer we got to the Japanese mainland, the harder the enemy fought. By the time we got to Iwo Jima and to Okinawa, the Japanese were fighting fiercely. Those who visited Japan after they surrended found their defences were ready to take millions of lives on both sides. Those of us who were there believed the dropping of the two A-bombs ultimately saved many lives inspite of what those who came along a couple of generations later try to portray. I am thankful my country had the intestinal fortitude to end the war right then and there in the manner which they did. Most of those who were with me agree to that statement. The emperor of Japan made the correct decision to end that war the way it ended.
Well thank you for contributing! It is great when someone with real experience can come on here and discredit the notion that the bomb wasn't needed and Japan was on the verge of capitulation anyway.
Respect to you Sir!
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
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