The Decision To Drop the Atomic Bomb

My group presented this video, which was originally a school project, last year at a regional Massachusetts history fair and won honorable mention.

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[ytba]

I prefer to "sink" to the level of survival, as opposed to the level of slave of beasts, or worse, dead. Also, Truman wasn't the least afraid of using the bomb. He said "We have found the bomb, and we have used it. We will continue to use it until Japan's ability to wage war is destroyed. Thank God we found it, and not our enemies. He tried to avoid it, but Japan's refusal to surrender forced his hand, not fear of the voters. Get facts, not Leftist propaganda.

[CorvetteCoonass]

Well, what's done is done. Japan got what they deserved, considering what they did to us and the rest of the world. Why do you think they entered the war? To expand and take natural resources. We couldve expanded and taken all of their resources, but were much better than that. If what we did was a crime, then Japan should burn in hell for what they have done. Whether or not you forgive us doesn't really concern us. You piss us off, we will fight back. Simple as that.

[kentamitchell]

@ytba Well said. Hey, sushi boys, what part of "prompt and utter destruction" did you not understand?

[seigneurvoland666]

@ytba he's a scumbag period k/

[bucknorm]

He signed the National Security Act so the Nazi's could slowly take us over.

Even Harry admitted signing the Security Act was the biggest mistake he ever made.

[jensenmk82]

"The scientists and military advisers never questioned its use" ?? Nothing could be further from the truth, as Gar Alperovitz's 848-study entitled "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth" (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995) describes in meticulous detail.

[MrGlove123]

@ytba The World is not about Left and Right, my friend. There are many opinions. For one, I disagree with the decision to invade Iraq, but I do understand the decision to drop at least the first A Bomb on Japan. There are varying points of view out there. I'd like everyone to respect that. This way, we can find agreement on at least some things. Regarding the bomb, I also think it's hard for anyone not alive back then to really make a proper judgement however. We're all just looking back.

[jsnzbrsky]

slow down its not a race.

[Baldgol4]

We need to drop one more right on Osama and his boys who all want to cut the heads off our children and grand children.

[brianclough]

I really liked your video and its newsreel clips. It's very informative and arranged in the proper sequence. However I must criticise 1 aspect: Your delivery. Your narration is fine, substance wise, but you appear to be speaking too fast to deliver a telling effect on such a serious issue. It makes it sound casual, which is a pity given the effort and substance.

Nonetheless it still is a commendable effort by you and your team, and I'll save this to my playlist.

[Baldgol4]

The leaders of Japan brought this tragic event on their own people.

[theicemanmacky]

Good stuff