Hiroshima, Japan: 67 Years Ago Today
History revisionists state that the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki was immoral and unnecessary. They purport that the Japanese government was ready to surrender before this, albeit with little to no evidence to support this supposition.
Had American troops been forced to fight conventionally on the Japanese mainland, earlier battles in 1945 provide a vivid reminder of the facts that President Harry Truman was dealing with:
Battle of Iwo Jima - 21,844 of 22,060 Japanese troops killed
Battle of Okinawa - 95,000+ of 120,000 Japanese troops killed
There were a number of military studies done of the proposed Operation Downfall, consisting of two parts, invasion of Kyushu, called Operation Olympic, followed by the invasion of the Kanto Plain, called Operation Coronet.
The geography of Japan heavily limited the feasible invasion sites to just these two areas, making it relatively easy for Japan to know where the Allies would have to try to come ashore.
Based on the experience at Okinawa, the War Department conducted a study for Secretary Stimson. It estimated that US casualties would be 1.7-4 million, of which 400,000 to 800,000 would be fatal. It estimated that total Japanese losses would range from 5-10 million.
This was one of a number of such studies done, but it came after Okinawa. US casualties ran about 35% of Japanese casualties. All of these studies ranged considerably in their uncertainty. There was one well-established fact however. The butcher's bill always exceeded previous estimates.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki spared everyone this unthinkable bloodbath.
Funny thing is, both those cities are in far better shape than Detroit,..
If the Japanese were on the verge of surrender before we bombed Hiroshima, why didn't they do so immediately afterward? We waited three days before bombing Nagasaki.
The revisionists always overlook one crucial factor, the Japanese people were culturally incapable of doing anything but following their leaders with blind obediance. They were taught right from birth that the noblest thing that they could do would be to die in service to their Emperor. Surrender was the ultimate dishonour (hence the brutal treatment of the allied prisoners, they were seen as disgraceful and not worthy adversaries) to such a point that the wives and families of the soldiers on Saipan jumped over the cliffs onto the rocks below rather than bear the shame of surrender. Truman and his advisors understood that they had to shock the Japanese into realizing that there was no hope in continuing the war.
Revisionists are what they are and want what they want.
Neither has a thing to do with reality.
another thing you will notice about most people who attempt to promote historical revisionist theories is that they are for the most part idiots. For the lesser part nuts.
Revionist liberals can go to hell. These same people would justify the bombing of Pearl Harbor with a smile. A third device was ready for Tokyo. Oppenheimer wanted Hirohito to witness Trinity but was refused.
Revionist liberals can go to hell. These same people would justify the bombing of Pearl Harbor with a smile. A third device was ready for Tokyo. Oppenheimer wanted Hirohito to witness Trinity but was refused.
Revionist liberals can go to hell. These same people would justify the bombing of Pearl Harbor with a smile. A third device was ready for Tokyo. Oppenheimer wanted Hirohito to witness Trinity but was refused.
Revionist liberals can go to hell. These same people would justify the bombing of Pearl Harbor with a smile. A third device was ready for Tokyo. Oppenheimer wanted Hirohito to witness Trinity but was refused.
Funny how they don't make an issue out of t he Tokyo fire bombing raids that happened earlier.
Far more destructive, high casualty count but since they were not nukes, the moron class doesn't scream about them.
The hypocrisy level is extreme.
August 6th has always been another "white guilt day" foisted on us by historical revisionists, to which I have to say,"Bullshit"!
It always raises my ire when our milquetoast generation criticises the people who had to fight the Great Wars. We haven't the character to stick to our guns in a series of small wars all over the planet,and the whole Country gets f***ed up over one little terrorist bastard who shouldn't have survived.
I grew up with soldiers of both Wars,and they were,and still are, my heroes,ordinary guys who rose to the occasion,magnificently. I will not tolerate anyone running them down in my presence.
Ike,Harry ,Monty,Winston,and a score of other Leaders were spoken of with reverence in my house,and always will be. Harry S.Truman did what had to be done on Aug.6th and 9th,something our generation has no stomach for.
Aug. 6 is also my wife's birthday, this date in history makes it impossible to forget,and I haven't in 41 years together.
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