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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1040784)	11/29/2017 12:59:23 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

Try reading past the first sentence zzBru The Joint Chiefs of Staff never formally studied the decision and never made an official recommendation to the President. Brief informal discussions may have occurred, but no record even of these exists. There is no record whatsoever of the usual extensive staff work and evaluation of alternative options by the Joint Chiefs, nor did the Chiefs ever claim to be involved. So that means that second guessing later wasn't based on any serious study. Thanks. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet stated in a public address given at the Washington Monument on October 5, 1945: The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace before the atomic age was announced to the world with the destruction of Hiroshima and before the Russian entry into the war. (See p. 329, Chapter 26) . . . [Nimitz also stated: "The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military standpoint, in the defeat of Japan. . . ."] In a private 1946 letter to Walter Michels of the Association of Philadelphia Scientists, Nimitz observed that "the decision to employ the atomic bomb on Japanese cities was made on a level higher than that of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." (See pp. 330-331, Chapter 26)

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1040784)	11/29/2017 1:03:51 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

Comet Ping Pong Shooter Pleads Guilty Edgar Welch fired multiple shots inside Comet Ping Pong on Dec. 4 after driving from North Carolina to investigate a conspiracy theory about Democrats harboring child sex slaves [ Michael Flynn Jr is one of those who spread the pizzagate story that motivated this guy. ] AP Edgar Maddison Welch, 28 of Salisbury, N.C., surrenders to police Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, in Washington. Welch, who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place, fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant on Sunday injuring no one, police and news reports said. (Sathi Soma via AP) A man who police said was motivated by false internet rumors to fire an assault weapon inside a Washington, D.C., pizzeria pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge and a D.C. assault charge Friday. Edgar Maddison Welch faces 18 to 60 months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon and 18 to 24 months for interstate transportation of a firearm. Sentences on the charges could run either consecutively or concurrently. He will remain in custody until sentencing. By pleading guilty to a felony, Welch loses his right to possess a firearm in the United States. Welch also agreed to pay for damages to the restaurant. Welch fired multiple shots inside Comet Ping Pong Dec. 4 after driving from North Carolina with an AR-15 rifle and a handgun to investigate a conspiracy theory about Democrats harboring child sex slaves, authorities said. He told investigators he wanted to save the children he believed were being held captive, the FBI said. Customers and employees ran from the building as Welch fired shots at a locked door. Dozens of police officers responded with guns drawn and a helicopter circled above the scene. Welch surrendered when he found no evidence to support the rumors, police said. No one was injured. Prosecutors dropped a third charge of possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. nbcwashington.com