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> But these are luxuries afforded to people with the Internet and decades of time to analyze the situation that President Truman did not have. This is a bit li
by sydd 8y ago
> But these are luxuries afforded to people with the Internet and decades of time to analyze the situation that President Truman did not have.
This is a bit like forgiving Nazis because they did not have the internet to read about Jews that they are not so evil.
- ReptileMan 8y agoNo - it was use nukes or waste 250000 to 500000 US lives (and possibly allow Stalin to occupy half of japan) to make them surrender.
- clarkmoody 8y agoPerhaps there were more than two options?
- sydd 8y agoAccording to the official U.S. standpoint. According to others Japan was already on the verge of collapse - supply chains broken, morale very low and all their allies were surrendering. Its very much possible the Japan would have surrendered a few months later anyway if the US does keeps up the sea blockade and does a few more normal bombing runs. NOTHING justifies killing 200.000 civilians, its a war crime.
- ReptileMan 8y agoI doubt that they would have surrendered in couple of months in a way that would have not exposed Americans to risk of losing their lives.