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Originally Posted by KTOG
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Originally Posted by Johnj
So what you guys are saying is it would have been better to invade the Japanese home islands, resulting in 1 to 2 million casualties for the Allies, and genocide for the Japanese. How compassionate.
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You can't make that assumption because it never happend. If we made land fall it could have been another vietnam or a quick victory, you never know. |
True, but you could make a pretty safe assumption that, judging by the fanaticism of the Japanese, it would have been a hard-fought and bloody affair
08-08-2005, 08:39 AM
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