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Old 05-05-10, 04:35 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by TheSatyr View Post
I dunno...a bombing raid with biological weapons on a West Coast city would have shocked the US nearly as much as Pearl Harbor did. Even if only 3 planes were involved.

Never underestimate the psychological and political effects of WMDs. Would it have won the war? Of course not. But,it might have caused problems politically for Truman.
It would have driven home the requirement that he destroy the japanese more than we were already doing. Nothing more. It's like smearing meat all over your body, then climbing into a tiger cage and poking him, lol.

There is nothing the japs could have done to win the war. Nothing at all.
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