From: user6340@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   Mike  posted:   
   >   
   > Frying 250,000 innocent people is defending yourself?   
      
   I realize you know nothing about history. I realize that   
   you're also very morally confused. So I will attempt to   
   educate you on the topic of Hiroshima and Nakasaki.   
      
   The Japanese leaders were choosing to surrender when the   
   U.S. military was closing in on their home country. They   
   were continuing to fight, and with the battle of Okinawa   
   (which I'm sure you know nothing about), they gave every   
   indication that they planned to fight to the death before   
   they would surrender.   
      
   Hiroshima and Nagasaki were military industrial targets.   
   Those cities produced weapons and equipment for Japan's   
   military. Many of the people who lived there worked in   
   those factories. The atomic bombs were used to shock the   
   Japanese leaders into realizing there was no point in   
   fighting to the death.   
      
   Some estimates are that 30 MILLION lives were saved when   
   the Japanese leaders came to their senses and surrendered.   
   Not that any of this information will affect your moral   
   confusion, which I'm sure you will continue to exhibit on   
   a regular basis.   
      
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