Re: Invasion of Okinawa, Iwo Jima instead of Philipines

Andrew Clark <aclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<mtfester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

Sorry, there was no more compelling reason to take on the Japanese
in Burma/India than in the PI.

The two situations are entirely different.

Burma is connected to India by a land border;

Which is irrelevant to the fact that they weren't in Japan defending
Japanese territory, and there was no feasible way for them to be
returned there.

Mike

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