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The A-Bombs

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kjsimons
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08-05-2003 11:42 AM 		Reply to: Message 6 by MrHambre
08-05-2003 11:10 AM

I found this article on the CNN website.
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CNN.com - Blood on Our Hands? - Aug. 5, 2003
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It's an op-ed piece, but it quotes some of the political insiders of Japan. Some of the more interesting quotes follow:
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"We of the peace party were assisted by the atomic bomb in our endeavor to end the war," Koichi Kido, one of Emperor Hirohito's closest aides, said later.
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The atomic bombings broke this political stalemate and were thus described by Mitsumasa Yonai, the navy minister at the time, as a "gift from heaven."
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"The atomic bomb was a golden opportunity given by heaven for Japan to end the war," Hisatsune Sakomizu, the chief cabinet secretary in 1945, said later.
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I personally feel that the bombings were an unfortunate necessity.
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08-05-2003 11:54 AM 		Reply to: Message 7 by John
08-05-2003 11:10 AM

The Japanese kinda started the Pacific war, so I don't see what choice the US had in that one either.
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Well, the US had an oil embargo in place that would destroy Japan economically in less than a years time. Not all wars are fought with guns and bombs.
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