Vote on the bomb

[Silverback]

Take the LA-Times Hiroshima survey

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[bamafan6603]

I don't know about you, Ranger Silverback, but to me anything that saved the lives of that many American serivemen can't be all bad.

[Silverback]

I don't know about you, Ranger Silverback, but to me anything that saved the lives of that many American serivemen can't be all bad.

But dropping the bombs was mean and lots of innocent people :::trying to suppress giggles:::....And like you know, like the innocent people :::must not laugh::: were like innocent...you know?

[Jim]

The link seems not be working.

That said. This issue was discussed a couple years ago.
http://forum.armyranger.com/viewtopic.p ... ma#p466829" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[bamafan6603]

I realize you were joking, Ranger Silverback, but I would opine that the citizens of a nation are responsible for the actions of their government. And while I think that it's a tragedy that innocent children died, I feel very little sorrow for the loss of the adults.

[rgrpuck]

I realize you were joking, Ranger Silverback, but I would opine that the citizens of a nation are responsible for the actions of their government. And while I think that it's a tragedy that innocent children died, I feel very little sorrow for the loss of the adults.

And you are trying to judge a situation of historical record through 21st century eyes.

I have never met a WWII vet, to include Paul Tibbits, that lost a minute of sleep.

[KW Driver]

I realize you were joking, Ranger Silverback, but I would opine that the citizens of a nation are responsible for the actions of their government. And while I think that it's a tragedy that innocent children died, I feel very little sorrow for the loss of the adults.

And you are trying to judge a situation of historical record through 21st century eyes.

I have never met a WWII vet, to include Paul Tibbits, that lost a minute of sleep.

and while you do look through those 21st century eyes, ask how culpable were those Japaneses civilians in regard to what the Japanese military did to the civilians of China, Korea, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and other island nations of the Pacific.

[Looon]

and while you do look through those 21st century eyes, ask how culpable were those Japaneses civilians in regard to what the Japanese military did to the civilians of China, Korea, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and other island nations of the Pacific.

You beat me to it. The shit that the Jap's did to the Chinese was horrific, even by Nazi standards.......

[panthersix]

I realize you were joking, Ranger Silverback, but I would opine that the citizens of a nation are responsible for the actions of their government. And while I think that it's a tragedy that innocent children died, I feel very little sorrow for the loss of the adults.

Rangers never "opine" so start pushing, 50 for opining and 50 for the crimson tide!

[Looon]

Rangers never "opine"

No we don't.

opine is something you make shitty furniture from.

[RetPara]

When I was in the Marines I was stationed at MCAS Iwakuni about 50 KM south of Hiro. Great place to go drinking except for the last couple of weeks of July and first couple of weeks of August... it was Off Limits (?). Peace Park in Hiroshima was a GREAT place to pick up chicks when I was there. The park is actually built on a mass grave 10K plus that died it borders a building that survived the bombing less than 100 meters from the aiming point.

If we had NOT nuked Hiro and Nagasaki... the Japanese people probably would of been removed from the face of the earth. The Japanese plans for the defense of the home islands were tested to a small scale at Iwo and Oki. While the plans would of worked to less a degree than originally planned... but the use of the total populace, regardless of age, for suicide attacks would of completed removing most of not only one, but a second generation.

[K.Ingraham]

Two wasn't enough.

[Caruthers]

Two wasn't enough.

my best choir voice.............aaaaaaaaammmmmeeeennnnnnn.