RetiredGySgt
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- May 6, 2007
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They did not offer to surrender they offered a ceasefire and a return to 41 start lines. After the first atomic bomb the Emperor offered to surrender IF we recognized he was the REAL head of State with no change to their Government. Get your facts straight.A question you have never asked yourself:We had defeated their army, their navy and their air force.
We rolled them back until all they had left was their island...No access to oil, tin, aluminum, iron or the resources needed to continue to "fight".
How many civilians do you suppose would have died had we starved them into surrender?
No point in speculating on fantasy.
We did not "have" to invade to force them to surrender..
In fact the japs offered a conditional surrender if they could be allowed to keep the emperor...The U.S. refused...We thought it would be better to show off for russia and demonstrate what we could do with our new toys....
You ok with nuking civilians?