RE: The Nuking of Japan
September 12, 2012 at 7:43 pm
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2012 at 7:45 pm by Ryantology.)
Quote:I find it hilarious how certain of us have such quaint ideas about war.
Killing is never 'right', but there are times when the realistic alternatives are much worse. I believe this is perhaps the biggest example in human history. It should be on everyone's conscience, not just America's for having used the bomb but for Japan for provoking the war in the first place and subjecting her citizens to death and destruction from an enemy who would have otherwise left her alone.
This is a issue which, for me, transcends right and wrong. It's far too complex for there to ever be such a simple answer. There's no way to ever know for sure, but I do believe that the course of events, as they happened, resulted in many less human deaths than may otherwise have been the case.