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To: Bilow who wrote (54706)	10/28/2002 4:14:49 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Bilow - No, I wasn't implying that at all. I was simply pointing out an aversion to attempts to justify two nuclear bombs on two civilian cities with the likes of "We saved Japanese lives - more of them would die otherwise". The truth is that: 1) Nobody knew that this sort of devastation would ensue when nuclear weapons are employed. 2) The bombs were dropped to save American lives. ... and I thanked CB for acknowledging these points. What the US did on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was, in my humble opinion, a war crime. However, this should not prevent the US from condemning "other nations' terror tactics". Every nation has skeletons in the closet. Still, we believe ourselves "beyond" all that now and should be consistent and humane in our treatment of others in this time, regardless of what we or anyone else has in the past. That's my two cents anyway.