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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9878 Melbourne Gender:	77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Aug 6^th, 2022 at 11:51pm
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 83712 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #1 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:05am Sow the breeze - reap the whirlwind....
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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10726 Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #2 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:29am They should have dropped a third one for the nurses that were ordered into the sea and then shot. Then a forth one to take out that prick Hirohito
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Boris Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3977 Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #3 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 8:10am I knew one of them Beautiful Vivian was my friend
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Marla Gold Member Offline Weed is my Jesus Posts: 13494 Colorado Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #4 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 8:33am Cool. Moscow is next.
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Boris Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3977 Gender:	Hiroshima Reply #5 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 7:50am That Bomb kept the peace and kept the Commie USSR at bay.
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Boris Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3977 Gender:	Re: Hiroshima Reply #6 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 8:09am I was personal friends with Vivian Bullwinkle If not for this Bomb - and the next Bomb - she would not have survived. Indeed the Japanese were still murdering prisoners after the surrender.
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Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Reply #7 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:24pm

Truman didn't have to drop those 2 bombs.
Japan was already defeated -
the Yanks didn't need to invade Japan and lose more American lives.
That was a clever piece of propaganda that the world swallowed.

The dropping of the 2 atomic bombs was a disgrace to the world
and showed the criminal threat that we have all lived under ever since.

This is August the 6th - Hiroshima day - a day of shame.

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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #8 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:25pm What makes you think that Bobby?
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Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Reply #9 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:37pm

freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:25pm:

What makes you think that Bobby?

Japan was already defeated.

Most of their cities were reduced to piles of smoking rubble
by conventional bombing including their capital - Tokyo.
The Yanks could have surrounded Japan and cut it off from
all trade until they surrendered.
Sure - it might have taken another 6 months or so.

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freediver Gold Member Online www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #10 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:43pm Quote: Japan was already defeated. Did Japan know that? Quote: The Yanks could have surrounded Japan and cut it off from all trade What makes you think they didn't try that?
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 102902 Melbourne Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #11 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:44pm freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:43pm: Quote: Japan was already defeated. Did Japan know that? No - many wanted to fight to the death even though they had lost - they were brainwashed nut cases.
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Bobby. Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 102902 Melbourne Gender:	Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima Reply #12 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:45pm freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:43pm: Quote: The Yanks could have surrounded Japan and cut it off from all trade What makes you think they didn't try that? They had already cut off Japan.
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Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Reply #13 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:46pm

Bobby. wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:44pm:

freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:43pm:

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Japan was already defeated.

Did Japan know that?

No - many wanted to fight to the death even though they had lost -
they were brainwashed nut cases.

If you have not set foot in a country, and the country has not surrendered, and they are willing to fight you to the death, have you really defeated them?

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They had already cut off Japan.

Did that work?

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Re: 77 years ago Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Reply #14 - Aug 7^th, 2022 at 1:03pm

freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:46pm:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:44pm:

freediver wrote on Aug 7^th, 2022 at 12:43pm:

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Japan was already defeated.

Did Japan know that?

No - many wanted to fight to the death even though they had lost -
they were brainwashed nut cases.

If you have not set foot in a country, and the country has not surrendered, and they are willing to fight you to the death, have you really defeated them?

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They had already cut off Japan.

Did that work?

That begs the question -
does a defeat have to be written on paper?
Japan was finished.
I suppose it's the difference between a slow death or a quick death?

Japan was cut off - not a drop of oil or bag of food could reach them -
so it was working.

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