I have a Japanese friend from Hiroshima... He asked me what Americans think about the end of WW2?

Question

I told him that we regret the decision that america made in 1945...
I thin that is a lie for the most part...
but I regret it, I think It is wrong to drop a bomb lie that on a city of children, teachers, mothers, daughters....
but all is fair in war I have heard

Answer 1

yes that's true just imagine those poor children getting killed because of war why didn't the Americans aim for the Japanese military bases why would they harm the innocent

Answer 2

Well in those days, people had to fight fire with fire.
Japan started the war with the whole of the far east and then got America involved to.

If you ask anyone in the far east, most would say that Japan deserved the bomb. The Japanese Army was the most brutal army during WW2.

As there was so many atrocities performed by the Japanese forces in the far east, most startling fact was the rape of Nanking , 300,000 at least Civilians massacred in a matter of a few weeks.

So basically it depends on which part of the world your in, in the West, US may have regreted what was done perhaps.
But in the Far East, thats a different matter.

Thank god, times have changed.... just ask your friend to read some old historical books on the internet and not in the Japanese libraries. (They have alot of censorship when it comes to the news about WW2).

Hell all countries have censorship, anyway to get the best news, read news that is written in another country.

Besides it was lucky that the US did drop the bomb, because there are papers reporting that Japan already had tested their version of the Atom bomb (read the link).
And somehow I don't think they would have hesitated to use it in those days.

Answer 3

No, it's not fair. However, I believe that it ended the war sooner than a conventional attack. The atomic bombs really didn't do that much damage. Yeah, you think I'm crazy. Look up what happened to Dresden, Germany.

The way I see it, we hadn't even touched the Japanese army. Every battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. I think this gave Japan an honorable surrender and ended the war early.

This is my opinion and there are countless that disagree.

Answer 4

why do you regret it, were you alive? The japanese were little sneaks period, they did worse things to their pows than hitler did. EVer hear of the raping of nanking ? Ask him how he feels about Japan doing that to China.
Sorry but the japanese killed innocent people at pearl harbor, they got their just deserts to bad we have no one in office these days to do the same to others that hurt us and terrorize us
Did you know that in Japansese arcades they have pearl harbor and ww2 games where they destroy america and they love to play em too.
So first ask your friend those answers before I would even be feel bad for the USA dropping the bomb
we know the big bad americans are evil, , give me a break

Answer 5

TOKYO (AP) — Asia paused the former day to bear in mind Japan’s resign to the allied forces that ended international conflict II sixty 5 years in the past, because the eastern best minister apologized for wreaking suffering on the area. South Korean president suggested Tokyo’s regret replaced right into a step in the right direction. From Nanjing — the area of a 1937 bloodbath via eastern troops — to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which has drawn outrage from Asia for honoring type A conflict criminals, human beings prayed for the thousands and thousands who died in conflict and expressed hopes for peace. The reckoning with historic previous has taken particular meaning this year because it comes amid a international attempt to understand a international without nuclear guns, a be certain subsidized via President Barack Obama. yet there have been reminders of lingering tensions. In Seoul, President Lee Myung-bak, wearing classic gowns, led a ceremony celebrating the liberation of the Korean peninsula from Japan’s 1910-40 5 colonial rule with the Aug. 15 resign. This replaced into dated August 2010...attempt paying interest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

If you studied the history of the Pacific theater in WWII you would agree that Japan was NEVER going to surrender without something as drastic as the A BOMB.
Not having to invade and subdue the main island ended up wasting fewer lives than it would have otherwise. If you read about the Japanese occupation of China you wouldn't feel as sorry for what happened to them. No I'm not at all sorry that they were bombed. I am sorry that Japan decided to bomb Pearl Harbor, and invade most of Asia, torturing and killing many thousands of women and children.

Answer 7

I agree but don't only blame us. They attacked us in a very unorganized way. When they attacked there was no official declaration of war and the cannibalism that happened on... gosh I forget the Japanese island... but the cannnibalism and mistreatment of troops was horrible. In addition, there was a large feeling of war-weariness. The bomb is a horrible thing... but I can't pretend I don't see why we dropped it. I may disagree.. but I have to know what I dislike to know what I like.

Answer 8

I think its Time to move to the future...there is plenty of blame in times of WAR. But I don't think it hurts to look in retrospect.

The ending of WW2 was a tragedy for all Humans. The killing of civilians always hurts deeply. But both US and Japan have honored a peaceful co-existence since the end of WW2. We do not look at Japan as a conquered nation, but we look at Japan as a partner in leading the world into a more sophisticated era of technology and social development.

As for Hiroshima, In many cases we (Americans) are in denial of our past in regards of our negative actions that we have taken, but when pressed we know what happen. In most cases we are truly sorry for death of innocent people, who had nothing to do with decisions of power. Americans are people of good conscience and typically try to do the right thing. But just like everyone else, we make some tough decisions that devastates some. Our mind's denial allows us to protect our psyche from the results of our actions... and I think we should apologize for it. So I hope for understanding and in some cases forgiveness.

Answer 9

well i dont regret it personally. those two bombs did something that years and millions of lives might have done it stopped a war totally especially given the fact that the japanese would have fought to the last man woman and child. its all a matter of the countries leadership and culture.

Answer 10

i think it was a completely great decision. if we didnt do that, the japanese would never give up. they didnt care if their citizens died until then. (kamakazies) - (excuse my spelling). when we dropped the first bomb, they thought we only had one, so they didnt care and they kept fighting, but then we dropped the second bomb and they finally surrendured. it is only the democratic party that complain that we did that and a few messed up republicans the messed up people -> (liberals), like the person who wrote this question and all who answered that ther regret it.