As bad as this was, it would have been much worse for all involved if it wasn’t done. Many more would have had to die to end that war. A war that Japan started I might add.
Yes, all aspects of WW II sucked, including our refusal to let them have oil from the Philippines. It’s also interesting who helped the U.S. expel Japan from IndoChina, only to be double crosse by the U.S. and allies: Ho Chi Minh.
Simon_Jester over 9 years ago
Does this mean YOU’RE finally going to own up to the Rape of Nanking?
jonesb over 9 years ago
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
louieglutz over 9 years ago
little man and fatboy. anniversaries: 6AUG & 9AUG.
aerilim over 9 years ago
They ask for it. They got a chance to surrender and didn’t take it. They were lucky to keep their emperor-god.
CO Premium Member over 9 years ago
As bad as this was, it would have been much worse for all involved if it wasn’t done. Many more would have had to die to end that war. A war that Japan started I might add.
Dtroutma over 9 years ago
Yes, all aspects of WW II sucked, including our refusal to let them have oil from the Philippines. It’s also interesting who helped the U.S. expel Japan from IndoChina, only to be double crosse by the U.S. and allies: Ho Chi Minh.
pirate227 over 9 years ago
“A date that will live in infamy…” Oh, wait that was Pearl Harbor.