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A quote from Mitsuo Fuchida, a Pearl Harbor attack pilot: "You did the right thing. You know the Japanese attitude at that time, how fanatic they were, they'd
by 1270018080 5y ago
A quote from Mitsuo Fuchida, a Pearl Harbor attack pilot:
"You did the right thing. You know the Japanese attitude at that time, how fanatic they were, they'd die for the Emperor ... Every man, woman, and child would have resisted that invasion with sticks and stones if necessary ... Can you imagine what a slaughter it would be to invade Japan? It would have been terrible. The Japanese people know more about that than the American public will ever know."
- fatbird 5y agoAt the time the bombs were dropped in August 1945, there were also 900,000 veteran Japanese soldiers on the Home Islands. Even if the civilians didn't pick up sticks and stones, the Japanese death toll would almost certainly include that number.