2007-01-29 17:24:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Man am I sick of half educated nitwits asking this question....
2007-01-29 18:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So exactly how many american lives were we supposed to lose to defeat an imperialistic nation that attacked us, attempted to invade us for no reason?
estimates are that the land invasion of japan would have cost us hundreds of thousands of additional lives, on top of the massive death toll we already suffered in WW2.
Considering the US was literally minding it's own business when the Japanese decided they needed to invade us I am amazed this question is even asked, let alone asked often.
The Japanese got off lucky, we didn't wantonly slaughter them, we didn't subjugate them, and they are still a sovereign nation.
If history were actually taught in school the US would be celebrated for the mercy shown the Japanese after world war 2....
shows the state of education these days i guess.
2007-01-30 01:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by Malikail 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, because they were completely fanatical and had decided to resist to the last person standing and NEVER surrender. Even after the atomic bombs were dropped on them, a radical faction of the government tried to overthrow the Emperor of Japan when he tried to surrender.
The Japanese mainland would have been a bloodbath of inimaginable proportions to invade. There would have been far more slaughter if they had not surrendered due to these new weaopns.
Sorry to kill any anti-war sentiments, but you really should learn about history and the Japanese rape of Nanking where they slaughtered Chinese wholesale, including babies, women and children. But that slaughter isn't politically interesting I guess.
2007-01-30 01:31:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Battle for Okinawa showed many that an invasion of the Japanese mainland would be extremely bloody for soldiers and civilians. Even after the first bomb was dropped, they still dickered about.
2007-02-01 01:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because unlike the Germans, they would not surrender and taking them by normal means would have meant 100's of thousands of dead Americans... so to avoid this, they were bombed into submission.
2007-01-30 01:31:50 · answer #5 · answered by huckleberry 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why? To save hundreds of thousands of American lives. Japan vowed to fight to the last man, woman and child if we invaded Japan. So we nuked them and ended the war saving hundreds of thousands of lives...not only American but Japanese as well.
2007-01-30 03:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even after the first bomb was dropped the Japanese military was going to keep the war going so they wouldn't loose face. 2) The Japanese were known for an almost religious zeal when attacking their enemy. So they were harder to bring to their knees.
2007-01-30 02:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by ALunaticFriend 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They refused to surrender under our conditions. It was going to be blood bath if we invaded their mainland. So we saved the lives of our troops by bombing them. We told them to surrender or else. They didn't listen, so we bombed them. They still didn't listen, so we bombed them again. Remember Japan attacked the US. They brought it upon themselves
2007-01-30 01:35:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Out of all the horrible regimes their the only ones who attacked us.
2007-01-30 01:28:37 · answer #9 · answered by AbsintheLover 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
You think they wouldnt have used nukes on America if they had developed the Atomic bomb before us???
They deserved a complete island nuking for their war crimes against American POWs and the Chinese and Koreans.
2007-01-30 01:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by Dave ! 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was either that or an invasion of Japan itself. Ask your question to any veteran of the Pacific War. If you live, come back and tell us how they answered you.
2007-01-30 01:31:37 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋