Jeff Snyder -> Ross Cassell wrote:

 JS> That being said, the question remains why he chose to drop the second bomb,
 JS> considering how much devastation was wrought by the first bomb. Surely the
 JS> Japanese got the message with the first bomb. Thus, while I continue to
 JS> believe that neither bomb was necessary, I hold to the position that the
 JS> second bomb was even less necessary than the first.

and wondering why either was dropped is a pointless exercise.

 JS> I simply do not like America's long history of destructive warfare,

Tell that to the Euro's whom bemoaned our entry into WW1 and bemoaned our
late entry into WW2.

 JS> which has
 JS> continued to this very day. The eagle is so befitting of America's nature.
 JS> Attack the prey and mercilessly rip it apart. Too many innocent
 JS> civilians have
 JS> needlessly died because of America's overly aggressive nature. There is
 JS> simply
 JS> no way to justify it, and in my view, her cup of iniquity is quickly
 JS> becoming
 JS> full.

Which has what to do with WW2?

Did you forget that we were attacked and that we had Germany declare war on us?

and if you want to believe some theory that there was prior US knowledge of
the Pearl Harbor attack, then perhaps the proper response would have been
to pre-emptively strike at the Japanese to prevent such attack, which would
have netted the same end results.

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