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Old 09-05-2008
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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by namvet View Post
a point i was trying to make to you know who. if we stop and pull back now what??? whats next??? shake hands and call the war off???? oh wait. Harry Truman and I are inside the box here.
the order after 12-7-41 was unconditional surrender. was FDR inside the box????

I’ve been trying to figure out what pieces were in the box for like the last 150 posts. So far, all I’ve found is we’re not supposed to invade, we’re not supposed to bomb, and winning is optional. I think it would be interesting to debate if it weren’t so damned vague.
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