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bombings on japan, were the really needed
Did the US have to bomb Japan
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Mr. Psychotic
post Jun 6 2004, 04:51 PM
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do u guys think the 2 bombs dropped on japan during WW2 were really needed?
i say no because they just killed innoc3nt people in those 2 citys and it left a perment mental damage on my grandma (im japanese)
so what do u guys think
 
 
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*krnxswat*
post Jun 7 2004, 12:12 AM
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Well as much as I want to say it wasn't, I think it had quite an effect because it allowed to Japanese to surrender right away; right after the second bomb, of course. The US could also have used other means of attack strategies, such as sending troops, or sending ships to attack but that'd take too long.

Anyways, I agree with Uninspirefae.
 

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Mr. Psychotic   bombings on japan   Jun 6 2004, 04:51 PM
CEP   The Japenese were clearly losing even before the t...   Jun 6 2004, 04:55 PM
Yemmerz   the us didnt have to bomb japan. they could of don...   Jun 6 2004, 04:58 PM
Mr. Psychotic   QUOTE(chinkieeyedpnoi @ Jun 6 2004, 4:55 PM)T...   Jun 6 2004, 05:00 PM
IIO__oII   well... the bombs DID make the japanese surrender....   Jun 7 2004, 12:05 AM
Spirited Away   To answer this question, I asked myself: Was it re...   Jun 7 2004, 12:09 AM
krnxswat   Well as much as I want to say it wasn't, I thi...   Jun 7 2004, 12:12 AM
Mr. Psychotic   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 7 2004, 12:09 AM)To...   Jun 7 2004, 12:45 AM
krnxswat   QUOTE(innoc3nt619 @ Jun 7 2004, 1:45 AM)see t...   Jun 7 2004, 12:47 AM
177emories   yes that it did kill innocent ppl... but then it e...   Jun 7 2004, 01:31 AM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(innoc3nt619 @ Jun 7 2004, 12:45 AM)see ...   Jun 7 2004, 01:34 AM
tkproduce   from a lot of european countries' point of vie...   Jun 9 2004, 02:37 AM
Spirited Away   Here is a weak attempt to justify the nuclear bomb...   Jun 9 2004, 09:59 AM
tkproduce   The second bomb was a bit pointless wasn't it?   Jun 10 2004, 07:51 AM
mipadi   QUOTE(tkproduce @ Jun 10 2004, 8:51 AM)The se...   Jul 25 2005, 08:31 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 25 2005, 8:31 AM)Were eith...   Jul 25 2005, 09:27 AM
mipadi   QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jul 25 2005, 10:27 AM)And t...   Jul 25 2005, 09:35 AM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 25 2005, 9:35 AM)Maybe, ma...   Jul 25 2005, 12:32 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 25 2005, 9:35 AM)Maybe, ma...   Jul 26 2005, 10:55 AM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(tkproduce @ Jun 10 2004, 7:51 AM)The se...   Jun 10 2004, 09:48 AM
ComradeRed   Getting Japan to surrender was just a pretext. The...   Jun 10 2004, 12:03 PM
xscore   QUOTE(krnxswat @ Jun 7 2004, 12:47 AM)What...   Jun 10 2004, 12:35 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(xscore @ Jun 10 2004, 12:35 PM)wtf? im ...   Jun 10 2004, 12:39 PM
onenonly101   The bombings were needed, just not in the place th...   Jun 10 2004, 01:53 PM
juliar   QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jun 10 2004, 1:03 PM)Getti...   Jun 10 2004, 03:58 PM
ComradeRed   Uh... yes they were. The Emperor himself already p...   Jun 10 2004, 05:10 PM
Spirited Away   Well, the US gave many warnings in advance but Jap...   Jun 10 2004, 05:51 PM
ComradeRed   It was not an unconditional surrender. It was a su...   Jun 10 2004, 05:57 PM
Spirited Away   The US wanted an unconditional surrender, but Japa...   Jun 10 2004, 06:42 PM
ComradeRed   Originally hardliners within the US demanded that ...   Jun 10 2004, 06:46 PM
Spirited Away   So then back to the original topic, there were sti...   Jun 10 2004, 06:50 PM
ComradeRed   Yes, a lieutenant in the Eastern District Army (th...   Jun 10 2004, 06:52 PM
Spirited Away   Commited suicide... Japanese's way of commitin...   Jun 10 2004, 06:59 PM
ComradeRed   No, if the US guaranteed the Emperor's positio...   Jun 10 2004, 07:06 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jun 10 2004, 7:06 PM)No, i...   Jun 10 2004, 07:19 PM
ComradeRed   Justified, perhaps. Necessary, no.   Jun 10 2004, 07:34 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jun 10 2004, 7:34 PM)Justi...   Jun 10 2004, 07:38 PM
honorguard   Nope! I guess they just wanted it to feel more...   Jun 10 2004, 07:40 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(innoc3nt619 @ Jun 6 2004, 4:51 PM)do u ...   Jun 11 2004, 04:13 PM
stryker76   i am very patriotic toward my country...not like m...   Jun 11 2004, 09:57 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(stryker76 @ Jun 11 2004, 9:57 PM)I mean...   Jun 11 2004, 09:59 PM
NatiMarie   I think it was unnecessary for the bombs to be pla...   Jun 11 2004, 10:42 PM
AntiAnodyne   QUOTE(tkproduce @ Jun 9 2004, 2:37 AM)from a ...   Jun 14 2004, 08:48 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 11 2004, 10:42 PM)I thi...   Jun 15 2004, 05:50 AM
sadolakced acid   no, the US just didn't want to invade japan. ...   Jun 15 2004, 02:21 PM
JlIaTMK   those werent needed there was just more ppl kille...   Jun 16 2004, 09:20 PM
NatiMarie   QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jun 15 2004, 2:50 AM)They w...   Jun 16 2004, 09:23 PM
Spirited Away   Well, when Japan attacked Pearl, they killed many ...   Jun 16 2004, 11:32 PM
NatiMarie   Two wrongs don't make a right. Yeah, the Japan...   Jun 16 2004, 11:46 PM
Spirited Away   Actually, there was NO declaration of WAR until th...   Jun 16 2004, 11:50 PM
NatiMarie   Still...why the need to bomb Nagasaki. Why couldn...   Jun 16 2004, 11:56 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 16 2004, 11:56 PM)Still...   Jun 17 2004, 12:09 AM
NatiMarie   Quote: ComradeRed told me that basically (I think)...   Jun 17 2004, 12:38 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 16 2004, 11:56 PM)Still...   Jun 17 2004, 05:55 AM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 17 2004, 12:38 AM)The U...   Jun 17 2004, 09:21 AM
Kitsune_black666   Um...I think the bombing just made the surrender c...   Jun 17 2004, 10:09 AM
NatiMarie   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 17 2004, 6:21 AM)Th...   Jun 17 2004, 02:14 PM
sadolakced acid   everyone is asking, why drop 2 bombs. i'm goi...   Jun 17 2004, 02:27 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 17 2004, 2:14 PM)Okay.....   Jun 17 2004, 02:41 PM
NatiMarie   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 17 2004, 11:41 AM) ...   Jun 17 2004, 05:44 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 17 2004, 5:44 PM)Of cou...   Jun 17 2004, 06:33 PM
NatiMarie   QUOTE(uninspiredfae @ Jun 17 2004, 3:33 PM)I ...   Jun 21 2004, 02:47 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(NaTiMaRiE @ Jun 21 2004, 2:47 PM)Sorry....   Jun 21 2004, 02:52 PM
winsome   QUOTETruman was under time pressure to keep Stalin...   Jun 22 2004, 01:07 PM
Spirited Away   QUOTE(winsome @ Jun 22 2004, 1:07 PM)Of cours...   Jun 22 2004, 01:09 PM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEQUOTE (winsome @ Jun 22 2004, 1:07 PM) Of co...   Jun 29 2004, 01:08 AM
sadolakced acid   most agree the bomb was necessary. the first one....   Jun 29 2004, 01:51 AM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEmost agree the bomb was necessary. the first ...   Jun 29 2004, 09:53 AM
sadolakced acid   haha. i was in a hurry. we had to sneak past t...   Jun 30 2004, 10:50 AM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEoh, but you see. the japanese could have stop...   Jun 30 2004, 02:44 PM
sadolakced acid   i ment militarily wounded. they were still able...   Jun 30 2004, 07:15 PM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEi ment militarily wounded.  Gotcha QUOT...   Jul 1 2004, 01:26 AM
FlyingFries   well......if the US hadn't dropped the two bom...   Jul 1 2004, 12:31 PM
sadolakced acid   the emperor tried to surrender. some people took ...   Jul 1 2004, 01:08 PM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEby the way, the second bomb, fat man, it miss...   Jul 1 2004, 08:45 PM
Justingamemaster   ROCK ON!! Tom Cruise is in fault for this...   Jul 1 2004, 09:18 PM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEROCK ON!! Tom Cruise is in fault for...   Jul 1 2004, 09:53 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ Jul 1 2004, 8:45 PM)And...   Jul 2 2004, 09:51 AM
NatiMarie   QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jul 2 2004, 6:51 AM)because...   Jul 3 2004, 12:37 PM
sadolakced acid   they were going to. but then they kidnapped thier...   Jul 3 2004, 05:39 PM
CrackedRearView   Well, if you want justification in the dropping of...   Jul 9 2004, 12:26 PM
EmeraldKnight   QUOTEWell, if you want justification in the droppi...   Jul 9 2004, 01:15 PM
sadolakced acid   the civilians were. at okinawa, when the america...   Jul 9 2004, 02:36 PM
Hell-Rell   It was too drastic. They could have used other bom...   Jul 25 2005, 09:32 AM
mipadi   But Japan already knew we could utterly destroy th...   Jul 25 2005, 12:33 PM
yukichan   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 25 2005, 7:33 AM)But Japan...   Jul 26 2005, 03:37 AM
sadolakced acid   nagasaki sped things up. the japanese didn't ...   Jul 25 2005, 12:56 PM
Kristinaa   QUOTE(Mr. Psychotic @ Jun 6 2004, 4:51 PM)do ...   Jul 25 2005, 01:29 PM
Shahin   I completely agree with the United States involvem...   Jul 25 2005, 11:00 PM
sikdragon   It helped more than just Japan. It made the world ...   Jul 25 2005, 11:39 PM
mipadi   Arguably for "psychological purposes", b...   Jul 26 2005, 12:24 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 26 2005, 12:24 PM)Arguably...   Jul 26 2005, 12:32 PM
mipadi   There was a coup of some military officers that wa...   Jul 26 2005, 12:35 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 26 2005, 12:35 PM)There wa...   Jul 26 2005, 12:39 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 26 2005, 1:39 PM)...   Jul 26 2005, 12:40 PM
sadolakced acid   QUOTE(mipadi @ Jul 26 2005, 12:40 PM)I'm ...   Jul 26 2005, 12:43 PM
mipadi   QUOTE(sadolakced acid @ Jul 26 2005, 1:43 PM)...   Jul 26 2005, 12:52 PM
sadolakced acid   ever heard of a guerilla resistance? just because...   Jul 26 2005, 09:35 PM
mipadi   Actually, I believe you're the one arguing tha...   Jul 27 2005, 12:09 PM
sadolakced acid   oh what, so bombing a military target isn't ju...   Jul 27 2005, 05:23 PM
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