Bill said: But the question remains, was it valid to do it to Japan? I'd have to say that ultimately, the answer is no. The allies could've "surrendered" to Japan and given them what they wanted (what was that? The folly of world domination by Japanese power players over the power players of other countries?). We could've tried to con them by only pretending to surrender. We could've demonstrated our power in a more benign environment and then worked out a mutually beneficial "terms of our surrender". A lot of possibilities were present but not tapped because the social power players were sealed up in the bubble of their perceptions and didn't have the energy left to go for more quality. And so they felt they couldn't wait. Clark says: I am astounded at the possibilities we overlooked back in the forties. Had we known beforehand about the bombing of Pearl Harbor we could have given the Japanese the place and maybe thrown in California as well. Since we were straight eyed, white, God fearing people I am sure they would not have treated us like they treated the Chinese. Oh well, live and learn. Ken MOQ Online Homepage - http://www.moq.org Mail Archive - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/ Unsubscribe - http://www.moq.org/md/index.html MD Queries - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
