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In response to "That part was great. -- nm" by TFox

and the amount of american soldier's lives it saved. Imagine if we had to invade Japan.crazy -- nm

Posted by CQ (aka CQ) Aug 6 '10, 17:18

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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

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