Definition of terrorism

[Sam]

I think killing civlians can never be justified. espcially when you look at the Hrisoshima bombings. Also USa where allready helping China in their war against Japans and Japan saw the new base of Peral Harbor as an aggression towards them, that's why the attacked it. Since it was a threat. They didn't attack for no apperent reason.

It's all well and good saying that Pearl Harbour was a threat to them, but the fact of the matter is that International policy is based on this kind of thing ... for instance Korea has nuclear material, it's a valid threat so by your logic we should be allowed to attack? also America was not at war with Japan, there was not formal declaration of hostilities and this attack came completely unprovoked.

Another point is that at this point Japanese civillians where still resolutley loyal to thier emperor and the war, on the outer Islands of Japan, farmers would attack soldiers on site and fight to the death so it can still be argued that the Nuclear attacks saved lives overall.

Sam