Bombing Hiroshima: The Myth Of Saving Lives

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One of the great myths in American Culture. In this presentation of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Times, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews American Historian Howard Zinn on his books: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train - A personal History of Our Times, and Failure To Quit - Reflections of an Optimistic Historian.
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[narcisolon]

In a war of course our lives are more valuable than theirs.

[Trucker494]

I just have one thing to say: "Mokusatsu"

[GIspecialty]

@jacksawild We occupied japan, gave women the vote and put them on the road to economic recovery. And we left.Also the Marshall plan did europe a great service. So whom have we occupied and stayed as russia did with eastern europe?No one. Your argument is ridiculous and petty. Typical liberal. The murdered civilians , I assume, were the japanese people. Yes, it is called war and it is nasty. I will not repeat myself again to try and further your education. You are tainted with liberal ignorance.

[jacksawild]

@GIspecialty Occupy Japan and leave Russia to create eastern-european buffer zone bringing the world to the brink of destruction several times. How did that work out for you guys? Just because you think 'liberal' is an insult does not mean it is and just because I disagree with you doesn't make me a bleeding heart blah blah blah... Japan wanted Asia but there is no way in hell they could have kept it, America wanted an Eastern base: thus they murdered civilians to acquire it. Pure colonialism.

[GIspecialty]

@jacksawild To leave the military/industrial complex, which ran japan, in place was the last thing to do. Your mindset is not critical. Its liberal. Try remembering that people back then were not stupid. Its not propoganda. As for serious academics, you mean liberal academics. Relics from the cold war kept this country safe. To not believe that means you have discounted 60 years of history to revisionist ideals.Motivations in the east? What kind of conspiracy horseshit are you pushing now?

[jacksawild]

@GIspecialty Which next war? Why unconditional surrender. You are making baseless claims. I wrote my dissertation on this subject. Would you like to compare ignorance levels with me? Try reading history critically, instead of mindlessly repeating the propaganda which no serious academic takes seriously, these days. You are a relic from the cold war. America's motivations in the East have revealed themselves over the last sixty years. It should be obvious to a three year old.

[GIspecialty]

@jacksawild Distance was not the issue you moron. Every soldier knew that if we left without unconditional surrender that their kids would have to fight the next war with japan. Same as Germany. learn some history you idiot. Or ask your mommy to take you to a library.U are atypical anti US weedhead. No common sense just pop culture liberalism. I do not know which is more dangerous. the radical muslims or ignorance like yours.

[jacksawild]

@GIspecialty Yeah you're right because the Pacific theatre wasn't thousands of miles away from your country.. oh wait.. it was. The Japanese were not a threat to America. Your argument sucks.

[jacksawild]

@sadaist Nice quote from "blood 'n guts Patton". The man loved to talk about death and destruction. Typical Yankee worthless soldier.

[GIspecialty]

@jacksawild Once again, to demonstrate the bomb would have only cost more American air crews lives. The japs would have had every aircraft they had ramming American bombers. And they new about the first bomb. What do you think they were, stupid? And many countrys created the middle east after the war. The arabs initially did not hate the Jews. But the Jews came and took alot away from them. I agree with the arabs that they got shafted on the deal. As for Truman being a cunt. U are full of shit.