On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:34:44 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >No need to run away from this discussion. Just think about
> >what you said.
> >
> >Don't ignore reality, dsi1. Japs already took over the other
> >south pacific islands. Hawaii would have been a big score for
> >them...the next big step to be in range of mainland USA and they,
> >in fact, did try to get closer in the Aleutions after they
> >couldn't conquer Hawaii.
> >
> >Don't forget how the Japanese mistreated allied POWs either. They
> >really were an evil empire back in those days but war does that
> >to people. It's just worldwide insanity. And most of the people
> >killed or doing the killing were just normal people that would
> >prefer to live in peace.
>
> They also treated civilians badly, including women and children. Put
> them in concentration camps, almost starved them to death. Of course
> throwing an atomic bomb on their cities is also an inconceivable
> atrocity. The second biggest western atrocity after the Holocaust.

There were atrocities committed on all sides. Note the firebombing of Tokyo. Perhaps a bigger crime than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. My aunt was in Hanover when the allies threw WP at her and citizens. She saw horrendous deaths. People jumping into a lake to put out the fires. It helped. Until they resurfaced. Then the stuff started to burn again. I don't want to just mention the allies, the axis committed their own crimes. However you always hear about the axis crimes, and very very rarely allied crimes.