Re: More Death's Blamed on Bush

In article <ilqmo49480cmrn8updrd1lcavu6qplu7se@xxxxxxx>,
Ray <chigarayREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:18:53 -0800, Miss Elaine Eos
<Misc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Back to Nagasaki: probably a bit over the top. Arm-chair
second-guessing the whole thing from 60+ years later, I can't help but
wonder if it would've been every bit as effective to drop the bomb 20
miles outside of Tokyo (showcasing the power we possess with minimal
deaths) and then circle another plane over some other place with the
whole "want us to do that again, over here?"-thing going.

Even some small outlying island would have served the same
purpose ....

Sure. But, again, we have no idea if it would've worked as well. Then
wasn't now. But that's my sense, looking back. I'm sure FDR did the
best he could with what he had in a rather complex situation.

You mean Truman, right?

What Truman did with FDR is none of my business.

;)

Misc "(yes, that's what I meant. Thanks.)"

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