bombings on japan, were the really needed Options

[Mr. Psychotic]

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

[*NatiMarie*]

I hope you'll feel better...



But as the loser, they were still allowed to retaine their Emperor. You said it yourself that they were not going to let it happen, they were stubborn til the end. Of course I see their reasoning for it: honor, I presume, but America had to defend its honor as well.

You don't attack someone and not expect a retaliation. It was a war, not a game.



These scientists were worried about innocent lives that was lost or could be loss in Japan. FDR had to worry about innocent lives that would be lost AROUND THE WORLD if the War was to continue. You said yourself that the Japanese wasn't going to let go of their Emperor so easily and that means that they were still willing to fight.

I hope you'll feel better...

Thanks

Of course war isn't a game, but the fact of the matter is that unconditional surrender wasn't going to bring about peace. The bombings on Japan weren't necessary and there were possibly other ways to prevent the deaths of many people (including American soldiers). I'm just still debating on placing two atomic bombs...I just don't think that dropping the bomb in Nagasaki was truly necessary.

(hehe, we had a debate on this in class. I was obviously on the con side...yup I did a lot of research on this for class )

These scientists were worried about innocent lives that was lost or could be loss in Japan. FDR had to worry about innocent lives that would be lost AROUND THE WORLD if the War was to continue. You said yourself that the Japanese wasn't going to let go of their Emperor so easily and that means that they were still willing to fight.

Yes, the Japanese were still willing to fight before the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, but then after intercepting those messages from the Emperor, he stated that he was going to surrender. The American Military didn't care and were still going to drop the bomb on Nagasaki anyways. Basically, those intercepted messages didnt' mean squat.