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You just argued that Japan would have surrendered if given the oppurtunity, which they were and they did not surrender.
No, they had no intent on unconditionally surrendering; they were more than willing to surrender if one could be negotiated, which owing to their conditions would not have been hard at all.
Now your arguing they didn't want unconditional surrender
This is always what I've been arguing.
show me one gesture they made to try and negotiate...
On 12 July--the day after advising Ambassador Sato [sic] of Japan's desire to "make use of Russia in ending the war"--Foreign Minister Togo dispatched the following additional message on the subject, labelled "very urgent":
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"His Majesty the Emperor, mindful of the fact that the present war daily brings greater evil and sacrifice upon the peoples of all the belligerent powers, desires from his heart that it may be quickly terminated. But so long as England and the United States insist upon unconditional surrender, the Japanese Empire has no alternative but to fight on with all its strength for the honor and existence of the Motherland. His majesty is deeply reluctant to have any further blood lost among the people on both sides, and it is his desire for the welfare of all humanity to restore peace with all possible speed.
"The emperor's will, as expressed above, arises not only from his benevolence toward his own subjects but from his concern for the welfare of humanity in general. It is the Emperor's private intention to send Prince Konoye to Moscow as a Special Envoy with a letter from him containing the statements given above. Please inform Molotov of this and get the Russians' consent to having the party enter the country...
"Magic"-Diplomatic Summary - 13 July 1945
Ultra Top Secret - Declassified 7/20/05
It goes on.
You also claimed an invasion would not have been costly, utter nonsense.
I never said that.
It's all the same with commies, history is whatever fits your view of it. It doesn't matter what really happened, everything is distorted so it's aligned with your ideaology. F***ing reds....
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This is hilarious given the fact that it is you that is attempting to not only distort history, but what the person with which you are debating has said as well. And you're doing even a bad job at that. Try to be more subtle; maybe nobody will notice next time.:2wave: