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> Americans are often taught that the bombings resulted in less loss of life than a conventional land invasion of the home islands. Or, at least, less loss of
by judge2020 3y ago
> Americans are often taught that the bombings resulted in less loss of life than a conventional land invasion of the home islands.
Or, at least, less loss of American life. If The United Kingdom had not consented to the bombs and they were shelved, what are the chances the U.S. would've lost e.g. 50,000 and Japan 150,000 before surrender?
- networkchad 3y agoDo you really believe the consent of UK was a real gating decision? Lol. I chalk that one up purely to diplomatic nice-ness.
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- adastra22 3y agoThe war department was planning for 500,000 American deaths and millions of Japanese. The Purple Hearts ordered for the invasion of Japan are still being given out today.
- Shawnj2 3y agoImperial Japan was pretty much fanatically supportive of war. I’m not saying the bombings were justified but the war would have been a lot longer without it and would have almost certainly been a lot deadlier on both sides.