tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995346500810873164.post3513858934790939330..comments2024-03-26T17:43:56.256-04:00Comments on piccolo's hash: I had to listen to a bunch of revisionist anti-American piccolohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185649590699727649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995346500810873164.post-53205162847767334572015-12-18T22:02:26.620-05:002015-12-18T22:02:26.620-05:00The Emperor offered to face trial but MacArthur re...The Emperor offered to face trial but MacArthur rejected it. It was actually a wise decision as having him as somewhat of a puppet got MacArthur total obedience from the Japanese people during reconstruction.<br /> piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185649590699727649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995346500810873164.post-49421347073856441882015-12-16T17:53:47.079-05:002015-12-16T17:53:47.079-05:00I wonder why Truman allowed the emperor to live? ...I wonder why Truman allowed the emperor to live? Knowing what our intel was telling him, and the simple fact that you always cut off the head of the beasty you want dead, then add the deathcult he inspired, there must have been some pretty strong reason to not eliminate him.<br /><br />As for feeling bad about nuking the same nation responsible for Pearl Harbor and the nistreatment of POWs - none felthere. Does make me sad that we didn't fukk them up a whole lotmore though.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995346500810873164.post-87425827532385650962015-12-05T21:11:09.273-05:002015-12-05T21:11:09.273-05:00Truman just wanted the whole mess over and done wi...Truman just wanted the whole mess over and done with. He said he never lost a minute of sleep over the decision. Like it or not, he saved lives. Incidentally they would have likely executed the PWs the minute the first GI boot hit the beach.piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185649590699727649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995346500810873164.post-49495551587257954032015-12-05T10:13:28.194-05:002015-12-05T10:13:28.194-05:00An invasion of Japan would have been tragic for bo...An invasion of Japan would have been tragic for both sides. I remember reading an adult Japanese recalling his time in grade school when an invasion seemed eminent. He was told by his teacher that they were to fight the Americans with what ever they could find to fight with. If they didn't have a weapon they were to hit the Americans. If they lost their arms they were to kick the Americans. If they lost their legs they were to spit on the Americans as they passed by. It would have been a blood bath. Also the POWS were dying daily. The bomb saved the lives of many prisoners.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253591796345010455noreply@blogger.com