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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 4665334" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>History revisionists like to paint Americans as mass murderers because of the bombs. I always wondered if there were other alternatives. Like shutting down outside trade. trade boycotts , closing off Japan so they couldnt leave the island. Maybe it would have been slow starvation and millions die as a result.</p><p></p><p>Studies have shown that a long conventional land invasion of Japan would have caused America a million casualties. Also people have to remember that Russia was making rumblings about invading other countries at the end the WWII because they had the army to do it. It may be true that the US wanted to show the Russians what we were capable of. </p><p></p><p>I never liked the atomic bombings of Japan because 99% of the casualties were civilian. Always thought there were viable alternatives. Would have taken longer but..........war is hell on earth.</p><p></p><p>My father , who was stationed at Pearl Harbor ( after the Dec7th ) hated the Japanese for decades after the war. Japanese committed unspeakable atrocities upon Chinese ( the Rape of Nanking ) , other enemies , and American POWS . As my father got older he softened some about the Japs. ( I know , not PC ) but i think he was thinking about his chances of getting into heaven.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 4665334, member: 52145"] History revisionists like to paint Americans as mass murderers because of the bombs. I always wondered if there were other alternatives. Like shutting down outside trade. trade boycotts , closing off Japan so they couldnt leave the island. Maybe it would have been slow starvation and millions die as a result. Studies have shown that a long conventional land invasion of Japan would have caused America a million casualties. Also people have to remember that Russia was making rumblings about invading other countries at the end the WWII because they had the army to do it. It may be true that the US wanted to show the Russians what we were capable of. I never liked the atomic bombings of Japan because 99% of the casualties were civilian. Always thought there were viable alternatives. Would have taken longer but..........war is hell on earth. My father , who was stationed at Pearl Harbor ( after the Dec7th ) hated the Japanese for decades after the war. Japanese committed unspeakable atrocities upon Chinese ( the Rape of Nanking ) , other enemies , and American POWS . As my father got older he softened some about the Japs. ( I know , not PC ) but i think he was thinking about his chances of getting into heaven. [/QUOTE]
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