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To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (65722)	9/10/2002 11:30:25 PM
From: Dale Knipschield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT >Do you agree that he was wrong if the Japanese would have surrendered without the bomb or an invasion?< Only if you'll agree that he was right if the Japanese would not have surrendered without the bomb or an invasion. >Do you agree that over time historians gain access to documents that governments had previously kept secret?< Yes, I agree that happens occasionally, but that is hardly proof of what you seek to prove. By your own admission, "Sorry, I don't have a link. I came across the material in either an editorial or a book review and only made a mental note." Hmmm.....Hardly proof of anything, except a lack of any proof. Regards, Knip BTW: If you want to get righteous about something, try the firebombing of Japan by the Air Force. Almost as many civilians were killed in one Tokyo raid as in both atom bomb attacks. I don't know if its better to be incinerated in a firestorm or in an atomic blast. Seems like the bomb might be more humane. Incidentally, the firebombings didn't even faze the desire of the Japanese to fight on.