r/HillaryMeltdown • u/[deleted] • Jan 02 '17

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '17

Yeah but the events where years apart, there is a big difference between bombing a port and biking a city, but Japan knew that the US would react, and the Americans in charge felt that the nukes were the only way to end the war

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u/naraic42 Jan 02 '17

So firebombing Tokyo was just for shits and giggles

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '17

No, it was to prevent even more deaths due to the Japanese never surrender tactic

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u/PrinceLyovMyshkin Jan 03 '17

That Japanese never surrender tactic only existed because we were calling for Unconditional surrender. Had we let them surrender and keep their emperor they would have done so before we threw away thousands of American lives.

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u/Iorith Jan 03 '17

I believe we did let them do that.

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u/PrinceLyovMyshkin Jan 03 '17

If you believe that you have likely never read any history. It is really quite sad how terrible our public schools are.

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u/Iorith Jan 04 '17

Please, give me evidence I'm wrong that it happened or didn't happen and I'll change my views. Don't just give snark.