The Nuking of Japan

[Creed of Heresy]

Oh I know. Apparently my grandfather was actually there to witness the Saipan suicides, he had a diary and he wrote in it, we ended up recovering it and reading through it. He talked about pregnant women cutting their fetuses and stomachs out with kitchen knives rather than let US soldiers near them because they believed that US soldiers would commit the most indescribably horrific tortures upon them if they let themselves be taken alive. He also spoke of the absolute bemusement and disbelief of the few who didn't/couldn't kill themselves when after a week in care of US soldiers they hadn't even been struck. In his words: "It was as if they had been given a warning from God Almighty Himself straight to their ears, a warning and a threat...that never came to pass."

And you ARE right, you weren't saying they were good guys. Nor was I really saying you were, either, I'm just saying that the wording of that you'd rather go about your business with people like that was...poor, I guess.

From your position, I would say it as "I would rather the US had thrown more soldiers into the meat-grinder than have us brutally annihilate entire cities of civilians." Something like that. The original statement WAS more vehement and meaningful but it carries with it some unpleasant insinuations, even if not intended...that's what I'm trying to get at.