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jhuerbin88 · 02-18-2005, 09:14 PM

The A-Bomb saved millions of American lives by not having to use them to invade Japan. There is a very good article about how the A-Bomb was used to save American soldiers lives. I'll edit this whenever I find it.

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Ok, here we go.

http://www.neswa.org.au/Library/Articles/olympic.htm

This talks about Operation Olympic (Never heard of it? That's because it's "An Invasion Not Found In History Books"). It's very interesting and shows what would have happened to American soldiers (There were a lot, and I mean A LOT more Japanese military bases than the US military had originally thought) if the US military opted to invade Japan rather than dopping the atomic bomb. I know it's a pretty long article, but it's very good and I hope that you will read most, if not all, of it.

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What do you think American families, who lost loved ones in an invasion that could have been avoided with a simple push of the button, would say? They would have been outraged that the president (Truman) wouldn't end it and chose to sacrafice American lives for something that could have been done so easily?

EDIT (PART 3)
Just one more thing: This means a lot more to me than it may to others because my grandfather was in the US Navy when the atomic bomb was dropped. Also, he was (and did throughout the enitre war) serve in the Pacific. I'm sure that if the bomb wasn't used and Truman decided to send in American troops that my grandfather would have been sent in and, as much as hurts to say it, he may not be with me today. Hell, I wouldn't even be here today if it wasn't for that atomic bomb (so maybe the A-Bomb saved not only present lives at the time but future generations of lives).

02-18-2005, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
jhuerbin88 Sports guy Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,670	The A-Bomb saved millions of American lives by not having to use them to invade Japan. There is a very good article about how the A-Bomb was used to save American soldiers lives. I'll edit this whenever I find it. EDIT Ok, here we go. http://www.neswa.org.au/Library/Articles/olympic.htm This talks about Operation Olympic (Never heard of it? That's because it's "An Invasion Not Found In History Books"). It's very interesting and shows what would have happened to American soldiers (There were a lot, and I mean A LOT more Japanese military bases than the US military had originally thought) if the US military opted to invade Japan rather than dopping the atomic bomb. I know it's a pretty long article, but it's very good and I hope that you will read most, if not all, of it. EDIT (PART 2) What do you think American families, who lost loved ones in an invasion that could have been avoided with a simple push of the button, would say? They would have been outraged that the president (Truman) wouldn't end it and chose to sacrafice American lives for something that could have been done so easily? EDIT (PART 3) Just one more thing: This means a lot more to me than it may to others because my grandfather was in the US Navy when the atomic bomb was dropped. Also, he was (and did throughout the enitre war) serve in the Pacific. I'm sure that if the bomb wasn't used and Truman decided to send in American troops that my grandfather would have been sent in and, as much as hurts to say it, he may not be with me today. Hell, I wouldn't even be here today if it wasn't for that atomic bomb (so maybe the A-Bomb saved not only present lives at the time but future generations of lives). __________________ The Penguins won the Stanley Cup Last edited by jhuerbin88; 02-18-2005 at 09:43 PM.