Comments on: Anniversary of Hiroshima http://www.caperet.com/2005/08/anniversary-of-hiroshima/ An eclectic mix of technology, news comment, and personal notes. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Let’s have it ! - A Blog by an Englishman in France » Blog Archive » A Year in Review http://www.caperet.com/2005/08/anniversary-of-hiroshima/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Let’s have it ! - A Blog by an Englishman in France » Blog Archive » A Year in Review Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:16:41 +0000 http://fruey.free.fr/wordpress/?p=37#comment-446 [...] New Year’s day is a time to remember the good and the bad, and look forward with hope for a great year ahead. In 2005, I occasionally posted about anniversaries : the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the 4th anniversary of the attacks on NYC, and more recently the 25th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. In 2006, I will be posting about some more personal anniversaries. Nathan’s first birthday, and our 5th wedding anniversary are up for celebration this year. So much to look forward to with a son developing and doing new things every day. [...] [...] New Year’s day is a time to remember the good and the bad, and look forward with hope for a great year ahead. In 2005, I occasionally posted about anniversaries : the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the 4th anniversary of the attacks on NYC, and more recently the 25th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. In 2006, I will be posting about some more personal anniversaries. Nathan’s first birthday, and our 5th wedding anniversary are up for celebration this year. So much to look forward to with a son developing and doing new things every day. [...]

]]> By: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2005/08/anniversary-of-hiroshima/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Simon Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:49:44 +0000 http://fruey.free.fr/wordpress/?p=37#comment-24 I don't think we're in disagreement there Graham. Notice I used "mankind" and not "the American" in the final phrase. The Japanese soldier ethos of training young men specifically for kamikaze bombing raids and their terrible POW camps leave no room for doubt about how terrible an enemy they were. However, the debate about just how necessary the atomic bombings is rather more centred around rumours that the Japanese were close to capitulation anyway. Just how close, we will never know. The key question in my mind being that the fullscale invasion of Japan by American forces may not have been executed, with or without the bomb. Thanks for posting ! I don’t think we’re in disagreement there Graham. Notice I used “mankind” and not “the American” in the final phrase. The Japanese soldier ethos of training young men specifically for kamikaze bombing raids and their terrible POW camps leave no room for doubt about how terrible an enemy they were. However, the debate about just how necessary the atomic bombings is rather more centred around rumours that the Japanese were close to capitulation anyway. Just how close, we will never know. The key question in my mind being that the fullscale invasion of Japan by American forces may not have been executed, with or without the bomb.

Thanks for posting !

]]> By: Graham http://www.caperet.com/2005/08/anniversary-of-hiroshima/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Graham Fri, 05 Aug 2005 14:10:35 +0000 http://fruey.free.fr/wordpress/?p=37#comment-23 The decision to drop the bomb on Japan was made to stop an implacable enemy with "cruel and meglomaniac" tendencies. One mustn't forget Imperial Japan's total disregard for human life. (The rape of Nanjing?) Japan's short surrender after the bombing saved the many more lives that would have been lost if we had been forced to invade the island. The decision to drop the bomb on Japan was made to stop an implacable enemy with “cruel and meglomaniac” tendencies. One mustn’t forget Imperial Japan’s total disregard for human life. (The rape of Nanjing?) Japan’s short surrender after the bombing saved the many more lives that would have been lost if we had been forced to invade the island.

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