Comments by "etherdog" (@etherdog) on "The Hiroshima Bombing By The US" video.

Here are some facts: The US did not need to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the firebombing did more destruction, and there weren't any cities left to firebomb (which is in itself a war crime because of the civilian targeting). Japan was much more concerned about the Soviet Union entering the Pacific War and the spoils that would come to them as a result (like the Kyril Islands). There wasn't any difference between firebombing and nuking a city--except it took just one plane to do it. That said, I am always humbled by the hospitality of Japanese people and simultaneously humbly apologetic for the violence inflicted on Japanese civilians (and even the military people). It is a fucked-up mess, we should acknowledge the facts of history, and get on with being better friends than could ever be imagined.
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