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To: neolib who wrote (182134)	2/19/2006 11:54:16 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 281500

You have to take in to account the massive destruction of Japan (look up the percent of destruction for Japan's major cities.) The unconditional surrender, the fatalism of the Japanese, and their notion of their own collective participation in defeat, all made the Japanese example an odd case of nation building- and helps explain why there were no attacks on US forces. The Japanese were utterly and completely defeated. It's hard to get to that point with another civilization- and until you do get to that point, I'd say remaking the nation becomes a little more problematic. Here's some data: historynet.com " 17 square miles of the capital were reduced to ashes. The attacks cut the size of Tokyo in half, destroying a total of 56 square miles. " "While the first troops walked through the ashes and rubble of Yokohama with their guns at the ready, there were no 'incidents.' Fire had reduced the Japanese to a complete and abject surrender."

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