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To: Neocon who wrote (5962)	4/29/1999 5:25:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) of 17770

I think the U.S. would have been able to cope with the ''small islands'' for another 50 years :o)) Japanese's life expectancy is one of the highest (80 years on average?) but the ''gaming'' process was sort of hampered... Regarding the atomic bombing of Japan, I seem to remember that Truman's decision was aimed at keeping the Soviets at the (Asian) gate... There're scholars who claim that a regular carpet bombing of Japan would have been enough for a Japanese surrender. But the U.S. wanted to send a strong signal to the rest of the world and there was Oppenheimer's pet project (the Manhattan project): the military was eager to gameplay their new nuclear toy...

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