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Swede Atlanta

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8. Thanks for that....

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 08:51 PM

Jul 2014

Absolutely accept that.....

I realize that the bomb was a way to bring the bloody, brutal war to an end with unconditional surrender. It saved both American and allied lives and the lives of Japanese military and civilians.

I am still internally torn about the use of this weapon when you see the faces of those people, including children, literally incinerated. It turns my stomach.

From a rational perspective it makes sense. On another human and moral level I will remain conflicted for the rest of my life.

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