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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
listen Nastrodamus, unilaterally declaring yourself right and others wrong in a perverse and misguided discussion centering on your heart felt belief in the idea "what definately would have happened if they would have done it my way" and your continued confusion of your opinion and fact, is not debate.
its absolutely impossible to know what might have happened had another course of action been chosen. you can only guess and suppose.
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I discuss on the facts of what happened, the alternatives that existed - wellknown ones at that time, and which alternatives that were chosen.
Truman choosed the bombing instead of the diplomatic solution. After the war, Truman himself created a panel (The United States Strategic Bombing Survey) and they made this declaration, I quote:
"Based on a detailed investigation of all the facts and supported by the testimony of the surviving Japanese leaders involved, it is the Survey's opinion that certainly prior to 31 December 1945 and in all probability prior to 1 November 1945, Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped, even if Russia had not entered the war, and even if no invasion had been planned or contemplated."
Im "sorry" for sounding "selfcentred", but just like the declaration, it is also my personal belief that the diplomatic solution would be better for everyone. If others think it was right to bomb the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, well.. thats their opinion.