tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post2817043102416119642..comments2023-10-20T04:26:15.428-05:00Comments on Minnesota Chris: Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Ralph Raico)Minnesota Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845889773710471719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post-12552128161641620092009-11-06T14:58:08.460-06:002009-11-06T14:58:08.460-06:00When the invasion of Japan was first planned, the ...When the invasion of Japan was first planned, the estimate of US casualties was relatively low. General MacArthur was anxious to invade and had his planners promote artificially low casualty estimates. The Navy leaders were skeptical and only tentatively signed on to this plan, just as long as the invasion picture did not deteriorate. It did. <br /><br />Before the first of the Atomic bombs was dropped, the Navy was backing out of the invasion. There was a massive buildup of troops that had been shifted to the invasion area. Moreover, the estimated number of planes available to fly Kamikaze strikes increased by a factor of four from Spring to Summer of 1945.<br /><br />The logical alternative now was to starve out the population. The Japanese leadership realized this imminent threat by March 1945. Right after the surrender did occur, those preparing for occupation necesseties estimated that 10 million Japanese were in danger of starvation. Good thing the war ended when it did.QuestRepublichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058259923063099096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post-57699161917355392742009-08-09T15:56:58.745-05:002009-08-09T15:56:58.745-05:00JohnJ, the idea that Truman's decision to drop...JohnJ, the idea that Truman's decision to drop the bomb saved lives is a myth. The figure bandied about is "half a million" troops would have died in an assault on Japan. This is ludicrous, with most conclusions being a few thousand dead (the "worst-case" scenario involved 46,000). Besides, as noted in the article, Hiroshima was a city, not a military base. The military installations there were in the the outlying parts of the city, and the bomb was dropped in the center. And besides that, it is now well known that Japan was trying to find a way to surrender, but was hung up with the idea of "unconditional" surrender (they wanted the emperor to retain his position, which he ultimately did anyways).<br /><br />In other words, it was mass murder.Minnesota Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845889773710471719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post-45313242073671798072009-08-09T12:54:37.428-05:002009-08-09T12:54:37.428-05:00Now that's just silly. Bombing a country at wa...Now that's just silly. Bombing a country at war with us is not a war crime. Truman's decision saved lives. Saying that the bomb should not have been dropped is simply advocating for a greater loss of life.JohnJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10266279598834981249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post-18542306354745463432009-08-08T00:49:23.506-05:002009-08-08T00:49:23.506-05:00"The world will note that the first atomic bo..."The world will note that the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.<br /><br />___________________<br />Jessica<br /><a href="http://www.paydayloancashonline.com/" rel="nofollow">Payday Loan online in 24hours</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175113926864651052.post-84089871456475044742009-08-08T00:48:35.460-05:002009-08-08T00:48:35.460-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com