Was the use of the atomic bomb against Japan justified?

[beemer27]

111. Of Course!

Even tho this subject has been hashed and rehashed thousands of time, I will still jump in.
Before people get all indignant about the use of a powerful bomb used to stop a war, they should remember just who attacked who. It was not us who attacked Japan without warning or provocation, and we really did not want to be fighting on two fronts, both of them across large seas. We were not officially in the European war yet, but the writing was on the wall. Even with the resources that we had, two fronts would stretch us very thin.
Once we were in, the most sensible, and most humane tactic would be to end the war as soon as possible, with minimum loss of American troops. The leaders of our country should be more concerned with our losses than with those of our opponents. If they worry more about enemy losses, they should perhaps move aside, and let some one else lead.
The use of atomic weapons, saved many lives, American, Japanese, AND MINE! My father was going to be part of the second wave of American troops to invade. His chances of surviving that were almost non-existent. Had those two bombs not been used, many of us would not be here today.
This guy is happy that Truman had the sense, and the courage, to order the use of atomic weapons.