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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!
And before we get too carried away with the "It had to be done's":
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Very interesting...
It is possible that some individuals saw an opportunities in dropping the A bomb while some objected it.
A lot about this article is a judgment and picking after the fact with speculation based on knowledge which not necessarily was evident during the war.
From what i have red about planned invasion of mainland Japan and how Japanese military prepared for it the outcome could be much worse.
A bloodbath on much larger scale than the a bomb.
Of course it would pass to history as heroic battle in which possibly millions would have died
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One big Iwo Jima-a fair fight to the last soldier and civilian.
Civilians.... it was Okinawa...