RE: The Nuking of Japan
September 13, 2012 at 12:40 pm
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2012 at 12:48 pm by Anomalocaris.)
The truth is what the squeamish would call "war crime", if they had only known about it, is often a necessary foundation for lasting peace. For example, at the end of WWII, several million ethnic Germans living in traditionally German territories were expelled, at great suffering, from traditionally German territories when these territories were reallocated to other countries. Perhaps half a million starved or froze to death during the forced migration. Germany was made to sign an agreement on behalf of the expelled Germans to relinquish all claims in prepetuity to all land and properties they were forced to leave behind.
Had the act been done onto any but a defeated power, it would have been called a war crime.
But prior to 1945, Germany had repeatedly used the excuse of uniting all Germans (One People) under German rule (one Reich) to demand territory from neighbors or invade adjacent countries. This problem was solved at the end of WWII by making sure almost no Germans lived outside of the remaining rump of Germany. One dare say it is thanks to this act that countries in Eastern Europe sleeps soundly at night today. Even the Germans are quite aware this forms a foundatioin of confidence in European stability.
Had the act been done onto any but a defeated power, it would have been called a war crime.
But prior to 1945, Germany had repeatedly used the excuse of uniting all Germans (One People) under German rule (one Reich) to demand territory from neighbors or invade adjacent countries. This problem was solved at the end of WWII by making sure almost no Germans lived outside of the remaining rump of Germany. One dare say it is thanks to this act that countries in Eastern Europe sleeps soundly at night today. Even the Germans are quite aware this forms a foundatioin of confidence in European stability.
