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Originally Posted by Azure
I don't think that Pearl Harbour had any direct influence on dropping the A-bomb. Truman dropped the bomb because he felt he could save more lives dropping the A-Bomb, then he could by physically attacking Japan with the military.
Since the A-Bomb was dropped, we will never know how many lives could have been saved. Or how many lives were taken in vain.
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Well, given that Japan was beyond shattered at that point by fire-bombing, I think its a stretch to imagine that 10's of 1000's of US soldiers would lose their lives 'Normandy-ing' Japan. Japan wasn't on the ropes at that point, they'd been knocked out of the ring.
Many people theorize that it was just to show the USSR that they had it, and that they'd use it, and not to 'defeat the Japanese Empire'; it was already 98% there.
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Last time I checked, the US was helping the UN draft a resolution, seeking to resolve the situation throughout international means. Too bad some people have no problem with a maniac test firing missiles at Japan.
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Right. The US is heavily involved in the situation. Thats why when we talk about events of world-wide import, the US 'always' gets brought up. They are an integral part of the fabric of international relations.