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To: Ilaine who wrote (9796)	9/18/2001 8:06:16 PM
From: mightylakers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

There would have been a terrible loss of lives, both US and Japanese, if that had happened. It may or may not be. Japan was at its last gasp at that time. Soviet just swept through Northeast of China, and the 4 north islands. While the suicidal planes were chilling, there were really that much left as U.S. took fully control of the air space. So it was a one stone, several birds strategy. 1) Ended the war quick. 2) Showcase the might. 3) No piece of cake for the Red Army. Am I against the bombing? Of course not, as a Chinese myself I really wanted to see the bomb dropped on Tokyo. Am I cold blood? Absolutely yes. Japanese got what they deserved. But I'm not going to use that moral highland to convince myself, and the others. War is about might, and might is right. There's an old saying in Chinese, the Victor is the king, the loser is the gangster. It's just the way it was, and it is the way will be. Each side will try to justify the killing as necessary. Well there will be difference as far as the degree concerns. However there are indeed a lot of people behave like another Chinese saying. "Want to be a hooker, also want to be praised as a virgin".