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To: zonder who wrote (6590)2/4/2004 1:18:33 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 20773
 
I am not alone in finding the annihilation of two civilian cities rather atrocious

War itself is atrocious, as anyone who has been involved in one well knows.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was atrocious. The Japanese invasion of China and its treatment of Chinese women was atrocious. The buzz bombing of London was atrocious. The firebombing of Dresden was atrocious. That is what happens when human lust for power overcomes human decency.

Since I have relatives who would likely have died if the invasion of the Japanese mainland had been the only way to end the war, I am grateful that Truman had the courage to take what he knew was a terrible step on order to save many, many American and Japanese lives.
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