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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yogizuna who wrote (42288)	1/15/2002 11:02:45 AM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

As I said, I do not think I have to prove it was correct, merely reasonable given the knowledge and pressures that the responsible parties were under. I have read various material that leads me to believe that Truman and his advisors anticipated suicidal resistance and a very bloody attempt to occupy the Home Islands. The invasion of Okinawa piled up horrendous casualties on both sides; kamakazes had been wreaking destruction for some time; on some islands, there were ritual suicides rather than surrender, or the Japanese troops holed up for guerilla warfare. There was no trust in the peace faction of the cabinet, and every anticipation that the militants would simply overrule them. I do not think there was a real knowledge of how much oil and other essential commodities were stockpiled by the Japanese. Their view of the matter seems to be confirmed by the fact that the Japanese did not surrender after Hiroshima, but only after Nagasaki. Thus I conclude that they behaved reasonably, within the constraints of their situation, regardless of what second guessing might yield......