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Originally Posted by U-96
I'm amazed by how many people are able to casually justify the Atomic bomb as just another tool in the big U.S. toolbox. And how 'necessary' it was. Maybe this is the way Americans try to cope with the guilt. But to me it's the 'Ceaser can do no wrong' syndrom at play here. If Germany dropped a nuke on Russia, I doubt anyone would praise them.
But since it's the U.S. who did it, it's excuseable according to alot of the supporters of this act. But the thing is, The Atomic bomb was neither necessary nor just. The Japanese were brutal people in those days, not just to other people but that doesn't mean they deserved the A-bomb either.
Why was the A-Bomb unnecessary. Let's dissect the arguements favouring the bomb.....
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Nice arguement, I nod in approval at the time and thought you put in it.
You forgot the only arguement I need to justify dropping the A-bomb on Japan: Pearl Harbor. It's a shame we didn't have 50 of them on hand in Dec 1941, I bet that would have shortened the war.
War is war, where do you draw the line? Millions of men slaughtered, U-boats killing merchantmen without warning, bombers shredding cities, SS troops killing townspeople, soldiers raping and killing women, flamethrowers roasting men in caves... the people working in factories supporting their nation's war effort, the general population and economy is part of the war, a necessary part, and a target as well. The A-bomb was just another weapon, a big and powerful one. If your enemy has it, you can bet he will use it on you.
People today will argue forever about these things. For me, the important thing is it seems civilized nations are finally closing the book on world wars. For me, the important thing is the great people of Japan and Germany are pillars of the world now.