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Same can be said of any decision.

• peteretep 10y ago
  ELI5 how the decision making behind letting the Rape of Nanking happen relates to the decision to drop the bomb.
  • Ygg2 10y ago
    It doesn't need to relate. It just needs to rationalize any action taken by some group.
  • coldtea 10y ago
    The US could not care less about the Rape of Nanking.
• berntb 10y ago
  Then please explain the rational calculations for e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre (This atrocity was part of an invasion, not a total war with an enemy that didn't follow the laws of war.) Edit: The brother comment referenced the same example while I was off for a coffee and to find a wikipedia link. :-)