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To: Yogizuna who wrote (39651)	11/29/2001 3:57:56 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (2) of 82486

Hey, it worked. We won. Decisively. You have a problem with that? You sound like you have a problem with that. The Japanese were ALL ready to die. Estimates of a million dead as a result of invasion are a serious understatement, IMO. I spent seven years living and working in Japan and I am confident in that opinion. Japan's complete capitulation, acknowledged by Hirohito, not only stopped hostilities but effected great cooperation by the Japanese people and made possible one of the most remarkable (and positive) changes in any society in history. Often overlooked in arguments about dropping the bomb, is the fact that the Soviets, who turned their attention to Japan in waning days of the war, would have become involved there and demanded a major role in controlling post-war Japan. In fact, the Soviets were making demands of this sort and Washington was showing signs of listening when MacArthur nipped the argument by pressing forward with his own program on behalf of the USA. I have a great love for Japan and the Japanese. I do not have the slightest doubt about the wisdom of our decision to drop the nukes.

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