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The US brought unbelievable horror to Japanese civilians, see the firebombing of cities and of course the only use of atomic weapons in warfare. You don't need
by nickserv 6y ago
The US brought unbelievable horror to Japanese civilians, see the firebombing of cities and of course the only use of atomic weapons in warfare.
You don't need to be a Y apologist to criticize the behavior of X, their enemy.
- redis_mlc 6y agoYour comment is silly, since Japan started the undeclared military war against the US with Pearl Harbor, after being sanctioned by the League of Nations. The Japanese military refused to surrender, and were willing to sacrifice their entire population. Civilians in cities across Japan were making weapons, whether in factories or in their houses. The US had no desire to bomb cities or use nuclear weapons, and in fact the latter were carefully debated before use. And don't X - Y me. This is not a math problem, pedant.
- calcifer 6y agoJapan attacked US military targets and the US killed their civilians in retribution. This is pure, undisputed fact (well, for most apparently).
- barry-cotter 6y agoDon’t forget that the Japanese only managed to attack the US before the US managed to attack the Japanese by accident. See the Flying Tigers in Burma. FDR knew as soon as he banned exports of oil to Japan there was going to be a war.