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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2617)	12/13/2002 8:14:29 PM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 3959

<< Thus, the majority of the U.S. military leadership was vindicated in its belief that the a-bombs were unnecessary. >> What about the value of the a-bombs as a punitive method of showing tyrants that they will suffer great harm if they attack America? Just as the Palestinians should suffer for their unrelenting terrorist attacks against Israel, the Japanese learned a hard lesson about trying to conquer their neighbors.

To: Thomas M. who wrote (2617)	12/14/2002 12:24:42 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 3959

the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945, and in all probability prior to I November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated. 1 - Its educated opinion but its just opinion. The people who directed the study where in position to know something about the conditions in Japan but they could not read minds. Neither they nor anyone else could really know for sure. 2- There where people who disagreed with the study. 3 - Belief that Japan would Surrender by Dec. 31st does not automatically equal belief that the bombs where unnecessary. 4 - The study said even without Russia entering the war and even if there was no invasion. But it did not say without continued bombing and blockade. The bombing and the blockade killed more people that the A-bombs. A lot more. They could have killed more in the few months before surrender then the A-bombs did. 5 - Again the study says "even if Russia had not entered the war", but Russia did. If we didn't end the war and Russia pushed on in to Japan parts of Japan could have fell behind the Iron Curtain. And Japanese people would have died under the heels of the Japanese invaders. Tim