EC>Even apart from the Russian communication channel you mentioned, the
EC>bombing wasn't "necessary" to get a negotiated end to the
war.  But the
EC>bombing was necessary to get Japan to agree to an unnegotiated, utterly
EC>unconditional surrender.  And Truman didn't feel that he could take
EC>anything short of unconditional surrender and get the American public to
EC>accept it.


After what they did, Pretending to use diplomacy while the task Force
was on their way to Pearl Harbor I can see why.

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