On Feb 15, 2008, at 7:28 AM, Wolfe, Stephen S Civ USAF AMC 6 MDSS/SGSI
wrote:
> That is a slightly modified historical orthodox view -- it rings
> true to
> me.
Ah, now we're getting close. Why does it "ring true" to you? Because
you experienced it yourself, or because that's what you've been taught
is what happened?
I grew up with the understanding that the only reason was to stop the
war quickly because the US had already started moving troops for a
massive D-Day-like invasion of Japan. They were predicting extremely
large numbers of deaths on both sides, and dropping the nukes was
considered the lesser of the two evils.
I learned this from my Dad, who was on one of the ships heading for
Japan when the nukes were dropped. Had they not dropped them, it is
very likely that I would not be sitting here to type these words. So I
have a bit of a personal interest in this topic.
-- Ed Leafe
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