Dropping the atomic bomb(s) on Japan was done in order to prevent a costly (for both sides) land invasion of the Japanese mainland. I'm not saying it was "right" but it sure as hell wasn't for "no reason" as you imply. Lets not forget that it was done in the era when both sides targeted civilians (allied carpet bombing,…
Unless you ride your bicycle to work and own a farm and grow your own food, then I think you ought to thank Bush, Blair and even Obama for keeping the oil flowing cheaply...so yeah kick ass when it comes to oil, until we get something else to use. Egypt took care of business and they weren't bombed like these poor…
No, that's not the comparison at all. We're in a fight and I want to end it. The options are A) I punch you in the face while letting you punch me in the face nearly as hard or B) I kick you in the nuts and you don't touch me. The reality is that hundreds of thousands of Japanese were going to die after July 1945 anyway.…
Of course it happened because the people at the time wanted it to. The only lens through which it's fair to evaluate the decision is the perspective of the combatants in July 1945 and their goals. After nearly four non-stop years of war, with almost half a million soldiers dead, it's unrealistic to think some "open-minded"…