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The commander of the B-29 plane that dropped the first atomic bomb, on Hiroshima in Japan in World War II, has died at the age of 92.
Originally posted by solidshot
i wonder just how many people in today's politically correct world would have the stones to carry out this kind of mission?
A note in Truman's own handwriting says that Gen. George C. Marshall's estimate of US casualties was about a quarter-million killed, wounded and missing. The actual estimate by the Joint War Plans Committee was 220,000 as of early June-close enough. However, we now know that this figure was based on a near-catastrophic underestimate of Japanese troop strength.
Originally posted by Throbber
DIDN'T THINK OF THAT DID YOU?
Originally posted by stealthyone
Did the bombing provide a speedy end to a brutal conflict and save hundreds of thousands of US lives.
Yes it did, and that is good enough reason for me.
Originally posted by Throbber
So if the japanese were prepared to sacrifice their lives, why did they surrender?
Again, the targeting was invalid - you could have acheived the same effect WITHOUT NUKING CITIES.