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9. We had no idea if lives were saved but we wanted to believe that.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2014, 09:12 PM

Jul 2014

We certainly knew after Hiroshima that the Japanese were ready to surrender and we had no justification to destroy Nagasaki. Only Oppenheimer faced up to what we had created and when he wanted to put that knowledge to peaceful purposes we crucified him. We all became death, destroyer of worlds. To this day.

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Last surviving Enola Gay crewman dies in Stone Mountain [View all] Playinghardball Jul 2014 OP

My dad, also a WWII veteran died at 93. MoonRiver Jul 2014 #1

While I am torn about the use of the nuclear bomb to end WWII..... Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #2

This prompted me to read more about the crew caraher Jul 2014 #5

I have read the same description of the conversation on the plane before davidpdx Aug 2014 #13

It also saved a million additional Japanese lives. El Supremo Jul 2014 #6

Thanks for that.... Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #8

I'll let OMD speak for me..... Coventina Jul 2014 #3

I remember the WWII vets being in their late 30's and early 40's Kaleva Jul 2014 #4

I was born eight days before Hiroshima. MineralMan Jul 2014 #7

We had no idea if lives were saved but we wanted to believe that. locks Jul 2014 #9

Ah yes, Hiroshimas is coming Dreamer Tatum Jul 2014 #10

RIP nt greytdemocrat Jul 2014 #11

RIP Major Van Kirk davidpdx Aug 2014 #12