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Originally Posted by August
I'd bet it'd be difficult to find someone who was slated to participate in Operation Downfall that would see it that way.
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Yes this is true but this specific comment was made 67 years after the fact which is why it is in fact tasteless.
I recommend you all look at this photo and realize that while the raid may have been a necessity its still not morally viable in the modern context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fo...e_im_Tode_.jpg