I believe that was the contention at the time, and given the circumstances and experiences up to that point, seems like a valid conclusion.
We have a friend who is Filipino that saw the Japanese rape and kill her mother and sister during their occupation of the Philippines during WW2. It goes without saying that she has very strong opinions about them as a people. Dan On Sep 9, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Curt Raymond wrote: >> Chinese didn't seem so thrilled with Japanese occupation... > > I went to college with a girl whose Chinese born grandparents refused to > sit in a Toyota 40 years later. > > On the subject of nuking Japanese cities, isn't it still commonly accepted > that taking Japan and Okinawa inch by inch like giant versions of Iwo Jima > would have been far bloodier than dropping a couple of low yield nukes? > > Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
