>this whole post was a frustrating read. i got a lot of
>respect for pinkopanther, hochigrimm and the rest who have
>built an airtight, well-documented, concise, logical
>argument. it amazes me that some folk still just don't get
>it though. i mean, there ARE conservatives who can admit
>when they're beaten, see other points of view, etc.. these
>conservative cats at OKP though, damn. they're just not
>seeing it. it's kind of sad.

the soviets are partially to blame for hiroshima. if they told the US that japan had plans to surrender it could have changed truman's mind.

the japanese people are also to blame. they initiated the pacific battle by bombing pearl harbor. they also refused to surrender because the emperor (who is considered god to them) wouldnt have it. when you are asked to surrender twice and you dont, expect the worse. according to general marshall a land battle could have cost between 250,000 and 1,000,000 US lives. the information distributed AFTER the fact is irrelevant. going on the information given, the united states did the right thing. now, if there was some conspiracy to rid the world of japan then i agree there should be an apology.