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In reply to the discussion: Hiroshima - quit lying to yourselves [View all]tumtum
(438 posts)If not for the dropping of the bombs, I might not be here writing this, so take your revisionist history bulls**t elsewhere.
I'll never believe otherwise.
BTW, Hirohito's own words:
The enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization." http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/the-emperors-speech-67-years-ago-hirohito-transformed-japan-forever/261166/
They were not ready to surrender, every man, woman and child in Japan were being trained to resist and kill Americans, children were being trained to use bamboo staffs to skewer troops.
The vote to surrender after the 2 bombs were dropped was 3-3, it took Hirohito to break the tie.