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wait a sec, we're supposed to apologize for dropping atomic bombs on Japan? -- nm

Posted by CQ (aka CQ) Aug 6 '10, 16:43

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there's a wide gap between apologizing for it and celebrating the event. -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 16:52 21
- it ended world war 2. I'd say that's a cause for celebration -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 17:16 19
  - i doubt that - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 17:34 1
    - Just think how it would be if we had a holiday on the anniversary of the bombing of Dresden. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 17:35
  - That part was great. -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 17:16 16
    - and the amount of american soldier's lives it saved. Imagine if we had to invade Japan.crazy -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 17:18 15
      - All I'm saying is, if dropping nuclear weapons was such a joyous event, we'd be doing it a lot more often, instead of trying never to do it again. - TFox Aug 6, 17:21 13
        
        I'm not saying we should celebrate killing innocents at all obvie, I'm saying it was the right call at the time -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 17:24 12
        
        Here's the thing: if you want to celebrate Victory over Japan Day in a reasonably tasteful way, do it when they formally surrendered. - TFox Aug 6, 17:28 4
        
        august 6 remembers the dropping of the atomic bomb and is certainly not a celebration -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 17:41 1
        
        Right, its not Aug 6 technically, its the second Monday of Aug, matching the 14th. - TFox Aug 6, 17:44
        
        Reading more, I am misremembering, and VJ Day is the day of the announcement of surrender on the 14th. - TFox Aug 6, 17:34
        
        Uh-huh. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 17:31
        
        I may be mistaken but wasn't the war basically over by the time we dropped the bombs? - Krusty Aug 6, 17:27 5
        
        I'm not sure, but the way I heard it was that the Japanese would have kept going regardless. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 17:33 1
        
        there are different oppinions on that - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 17:37
        
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        that is the classic view yes - Danedukenuuk Aug 6, 17:38
        
        I wasn't sure but I've heard that it was basically over and we were just flexing out muscles, so to speak. I should really pick up a book or two - Krusty Aug 6, 17:33
        
        It was but there are groups here that don't want to admit the rest. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 17:27
      - But it also killed and maimed a lot of innocent people. That part should not be celebrated or forgotten either. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 6, 17:21
- I think they'd settle for an admission that we killed and maimed a lot of innocent people. - the liioulu with Aug 6, 16:55
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  - Ah. I thought he was referring to the Victory Day discussion this morning. This makes more sense. -- nm - TFox Aug 6, 16:59
should we send them a cake instead? -- nm - chuckles Aug 6, 16:49

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