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Posted By: howard

I agree with LetsGoBucs although I would point out that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki not only saved American lives but also Chinese and Indochinese lives and any lives anywhere there were still Japanese soldiers. They also saved Soviet lives as the they were fighting the Japanese in the north when the bombs were dropped. Even Japanese lives were saved considering how many would have been killed during an invasion of the mainland. The bombings also cut the Soviet Union out of any claim on Japan. Imagine a post-war Japan carved up in the manner of Germany or even a Soviet/US war over influence in Japan. More death and more destruction.

Cheers,

Howard





Edited because I left out a key word.