Every year, I see the same thing re Hiroshima and Nagasaki

[Whiskeytide]

34. Every analysis of war should look at both sides...

... to try and understand the perspectives, and the person on the receiving end of an act will always perceive it differently that the person on the delivering end. But there is no real question in my mind that both Germany and Japan were controlled by their military leaders, and they were generally not humanitarians. They invaded other countries, and committed unspeakable acts against millions of civilians. Many in the US - including a lot of leadership here - resisted entry into the conflicts until PH. That was a direct attack on the US, and we were then at war whether we wanted to be or not. The wars had to be ended after that. How that was done can be debated. But they had to end. You can interpret that as a "they deserved it" if you wish. I think of it more as a situation where we had to take action. We made some mistakes. We gave birth to the MIC. We sometimes prioritized the wrong things. But we had to act. Overall, I think we did the best we could with the hand we were dealt.