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Originally Posted by scourge99  So what's your point? Are you telling me you KNOW that the Japenese and all its military might would have given up without the atom bomb? All of history and all of the people who were in the know predicted otherwise. Its only you, the tinfoil hat bearers, and propagandists who think it was some evil American conspiracy.  : |
There was progress in negotiating a peace, it was only about the conditions.
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Originally Posted by scourge99 Invasion and occupation in a hostile country is extremely costly. Japan was far from defeat on their homeland. Go read some history on the very effective, many times suicidal, tactics they used for our invasions of the outlying islands. The Japanese were selfless fearless fighters and a bloodbath would ensue if we were forced into a land invasion of Japan. |
Invasion would have not been necessary by agreeing about conditions. In the other case, the Soviet Army would have done it from the north and they turned out to be strong and smart enough to avoid many victims on both sides in Manchuria.
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Originally Posted by scourge99 You have NOTHING but speculation that is inconsistent with any reputable historian or informed witness. Your argument is dead in the water. What's your next topic? The 9/11 conspiracy or the moon landing.  |
No, this is speculation about reputable historians or informed witnesses on your part.