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Originally Posted by samniTe
basically america had to flop its big PP on the world table and say, "ours is bigger than everyones".
that sums up hiroshima.
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No, that does not sum up Hiroshima. The United States was faced with the prospect of a bloody amphibious invasion that would have made D-Day look like a skirmish. The Truman administration elected to attempt to coerce Japan to capitulate by other means. Conventional bombing was not working. The loss of Okinawa did not work either.
While I do feel that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are certainly not mankind's finest hour, they are what they are. You would also do well to remember that America did not start that war, nor enter into it willingly.
End rant.
PS As a moderator, I should warn about the insensitivity used when beginning such topics in the manner in which this began. There are some members here who should know better. I have edited the title of this thread accordingly.