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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Ilaine who wrote (54630)10/25/2002 10:23:46 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Re: The honest truth is that what really mattered to us was that using them would save American lives.

Of course. Thank you for this. Honesty rather than trying to excuse a terrible massacre of two civilian cities is much appreciated.

I don't think anybody really understood the terrible devastation these bombs would cause.

Very true. I read statements of the people in charge at the time saying more or less the same thing.
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