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In reply to the discussion: Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Tokyo - Japan wasn't going to surrender by merely losing the tactical advantage, which had occured in mid-'42. They were going to fight to the bitter end. An invasion of the island would have cost the lives of 10s of thousands of Marines, and 100s of thousands of Japanese. Any action taken to break their will prior to an invasion was a positive. And it might be noted much of the constrtuction was wood and paper, thus any bombing was going to result in a fire.
Dresden - The British were largely responsible for the Dresden fire. They made the initial nighttime raids mostly loaded with incindiary bombs. Following USAAF raids in daylight had normal mix bomb loads. City was already an inferno. US targets were RR yards, industrial areas. Several groups got lost/confused and bombed other cities instead, including Prague.
Nuke - yes, and the Germans were working feverishly on a nuke also. Good thing we built one before Hitler did.
Internment - This was a mistake, and no one defends it. Surprised you didnt also mention Jefferson owned slaves.