From: John Cuccia 

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:35:43 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>
>"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>news:op.s68lebimeipai0{at}dsl40.bgtnvtpl.sover.net...
>> On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:52:02 -0500, John Cuccia 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, that was why I posted the Hirshima picture.   The "laws and
>>> customs or war" are peacetime constructs which have no influence on
>>> wartime conduct.
>>>
>> And again, you'd have prefered the million or more American and Japanese
>> casualities a full blown invasion would have cost.
>> --
>> Gary Wiltshire
>
>I'm not arguing against the Hiroshima bombing

Neither am I, although GaryW and Mark seem to think that I am.

I am saying that the "laws and customs of war", which George was
using to justify treatment of captives, do not exist except as polite
fictions.

Hiroshima was a perfect example of the niceties being discarded based on
the needs of the moment.

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