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Based on casualties at Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima

Posted on: May 14, 2021 at 12:43:51 CT
Chievous'Bandaid MU
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the US predicted a million casualties (dead and wounded) to force Japan to cease hostilities.

I read once where the casualties per square mile of those islands were projected out to get the island on Honshu and the powers that be were alarmed that the American people would stand for it.
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Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - *M* KC - 5/14 12:33:05
     The silliness is coming from pickles and his - Outsider MU - 5/14 13:22:13
          displaying your ignorance again while also - ashtray UF - 5/14 13:24:45
               People can't stop thinking about you and pickle-dick because - Tigrrrr! MU - 5/14 14:29:08
               Lol...ok. (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/14 13:26:28
     Should Israel nuke Palestine to save some lives? (nm) - ummmm MU - 5/14 12:59:37
          Sure, nuke the West Bank(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 5/14 13:55:06
          My best friend suggests nuking Jerusalem - raskolnikov MU - 5/14 13:35:15
               hanging up the phone on Jerusalem (nm) - pickle MU - 5/14 14:22:04
          Not a bad idea (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/14 13:25:26
          Reversing that has a chance.(nm) - Toger STL - 5/14 13:01:41
               ^^^^dreams of dead Jews(nm) - hefeweizen MU - 5/14 13:05:06
                    just your average history buff.(nm) - Toger STL - 5/14 13:12:25
     some good ole boomer bait - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 5/14 12:57:15
     Starting and losing wars has consequences. nm. - MUTGR MU - 5/14 12:56:27
     so mass murder = "saving lives" - ashtray UF - 5/14 12:51:03
          Who was convicted? (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/14 13:30:13
               your dad? (nm) - ashtray UF - 5/14 13:31:00
                    Really? Wow, missed that one (nm) - Outsider MU - 5/14 13:32:31
                         I'm not surprised since he was never around for you (nm) - ashtray UF - 5/14 13:34:38
                              You're getting worse. Time to take a break(nm) - Outsider MU - 5/14 14:31:03
          Subtracting the mass murder, sorry bad transition, I am - Toger STL - 5/14 12:56:04
     It was needless. War was essentially over before that and - tigerNkc KC - 5/14 12:44:34
          You have the luxury of 70+ years to look back and judge - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 12:45:29
               no (nm) - pickle MU - 5/14 12:54:51
                    yes (nm) - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 12:56:42
                         no - pickle MU - 5/14 13:05:14
                         No(nm) - Panthera MU - 5/14 13:01:53
               So why drop it on innocent civilians? That's colder than - tigerNkc KC - 5/14 12:49:34
                    They wanted to win the war. - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 12:51:53
                         that’s not why (nm) - pickle MU - 5/14 13:05:45
                         Russia was about to curb stomp Japan. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 5/14 12:53:17
                              Yes. (nm) - DC Jayhawk KU - 5/14 14:37:24
                              War is hell yes. Russia didn't have the navy to invade - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 12:54:05
                                   Also, pretty sure dude was ready to surrender, pre-bombings. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 5/14 12:58:01
                                        You are pretty sure based on what? - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 13:01:00
                                             They were in talks with the Soviet Union to terms that were - tigerNkc KC - 5/14 13:04:58
                    To see how much actual damage it could do. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 5/14 12:50:56
               No(nm) - Panthera MU - 5/14 12:46:36
     RE: Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - TigerFan92 STL - 5/14 12:43:47
     RE: Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - markymarksthirdnipple STL - 5/14 12:42:32
     ^^related to rask and hokie - Panthera MU - 5/14 12:41:06
     in WWII, 405,399 US military personnel died - Ace AU - 5/14 12:39:45
          Based on casualties at Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima - Chievous'Bandaid MU - 5/14 12:43:51
          Mainland Japan would not be defended as poorly as - Spanky KU - 5/14 12:43:19
               ^^ When you fall for the propaganda.(nm) - markymarksthirdnipple STL - 5/14 12:52:18
                    Nope - Spanky KU - 5/14 12:57:15
     Oh Jesus(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 5/14 12:35:59
     great, pickle awakened the boomer(nm) - dangertim MU - 5/14 12:35:30
          he was better when he was wearing a mask (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 5/14 12:36:44
               I miss those days(nm) - dangertim MU - 5/14 12:55:11




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