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12. Good.

Thu Aug 6, 2015, 12:58 AM

Aug 2015

We never agree on anything, good to know you're consistent.

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It's that time of year again. [View all] uppityperson Aug 2015 OP

I thought this was going to be about Colorado peaches... pipoman Aug 2015 #2

Eisenhower has IMHO been unfairly discounted as a thinker. He saw it but stevenleser Aug 2015 #15

There is a lot about the Pacific War that most Americans do not know Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #16

Truman and others obviously thought differently. Maedhros Aug 2015 #24

The story of the final days of the war is very complex Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #25

I'm reasonably sure the bombs were necessary Warpy Aug 2015 #5

I reasonably sure that you are dangerously wrong. GeorgeGist Aug 2015 #6

Good. Warpy Aug 2015 #12

Yes, both were necessary according the books I've read Lurks Often Aug 2015 #7

Each was more necessary than the Nanking Massacre Codeine Aug 2015 #8

Don't know. moondust Aug 2015 #9

Innocent women, children, and men should never be a target of war. Deadshot Aug 2015 #10

Plans were for us to drop 3-4 of them per month until surrender. roamer65 Aug 2015 #11

This seems relevant...Gar Alperovitz Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #13

They probably saved about a million lives all told Recursion Aug 2015 #17

I'm going to vote "neither" to balance out the poll. redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #18

I don't comment on these threads usually. joshcryer Aug 2015 #19

So killing people who for the most part didn't participate in atrocities... redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #20

Nope. joshcryer Aug 2015 #21

As bad as the A bombs were sarisataka Aug 2015 #23