[TheForge] Patriotic rant....

Thu Jun 20 12:13:03 2002

The Atomic bombs dropped on Japan saved many more lives than were killed by
them.
The estimates of lives lost, of the Japanese not to mention allied military,
during the planned invasion of the homeland  many times exceed the Atomic
bomb casualties.
The fire bombing raids over Tokyo, and other large Japanese cities, killed
many more Japanese than the "A" bombs did, and  didn't seem to do anything
but make the Japanese more determined to fight to the last man, woman and
child.
There are a lot of people alive today, that wouldn't have been born, if
their Grandfathers or Fathers had died in the pending invasion.
Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "Demon Buddha" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Patriotic rant....

>
>
> George Dixon wrote:
> >
> > T'was said...
> >
> > "Just think
> >         of it: we have a raving lunatic in the Oval Office that is
actually
> >         talking of using nuclear weapons against its enemies."
> >
> > That is why they were made...
>
> No, they were developed not for actual use, but as a deterrent.
> That philosophy appears to be waning in favor of one that will
> see your children growing a couple extra heads.
>
> Do you have any clue as to how nasty radiation can be?  Have you
> ever seen its effects?  I've only seen it on film and that is all
> I would ever need to know about it.  I spent an entire semester
> in a class with Dr. Mishio Kaku that went through the history of
> the nuclear industry, both commercial and military.  I learned
> things about this stuff that would scare the pants off of any
> fool.  We saw all manner of footage, some of it once classified,
> on accidents and the effects the materials involved have on human
> flesh.
>
> And what shall you do when the fallout circles the globe and
> settles in the hair of your kids?  I think you will sing a very
> different tune if, heaven forbid, that day ever comes.  It's so
> very easy to say "kill them all" until the fruits of the killing
> come home to roost.  Then the proverbial gnashing of teeth begins.
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