Unit 731 and 24 hours after Hiroshima

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

After all, the goal was not punishment, but the emergence of Japan as a new creature, strong, independent, capable and responsible in its citizenship in the world. So let's judge MacArthur's actions by the results. Is Japan a first-rate nation today, prosperous, indpendent, moral, non-aggressive and a good citizen of the world? If you agree that it is, and I can't imagine how you can think Japan is not, then you have to admit that forgiveness works better than punishment as a motivator of future behavior. First you establish the bedrock of what is right and what is wrong. Then you draw a line in the sand, cross it together and proceed side by side as friends.

Agreed. Only way it can be. Well said.