When your friends criticize our dropping the A-Bomb, have this info handy

[Louis of PA]

Exceptionally well produced, this gives all the why's, the wherefore's and what it meant to both sides at the time.

It provides what the critics are ignorant about. That's why I've kept it and will use it whenever I encounter the mindless remarks from people who know little or no American history, or who just dislike this country and just only wish to portray us as evil.
Regards,
Louis of PA


Video:

http://www.pjtv.com/video/Afterburner_/Jon_Stewart%2C_War_Criminals_%26_The_True_Story_of _the_Atomic_Bombs/1808/;jsessionid=abclTePrM5J-5_H_xD9ds

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[CTMC(ret)]

"No Pearl Harbor, no Hiroshima."

[conductor]

"No Pearl Harbor, no Hiroshima."

I couldn't agree with you more, CTMC. The problem is, most people today have no idea why the bomb was dropped. A survey done at one of the local high schools just across the river from me (in MD) found that over half of the high school seniors believed that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in retaliation for the US dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima. So much for history class.

[jjroth]

"Making of the atomic Bomb".
Both Germany & Japan were trying to make one.

Also can anyone do a search on J. Stewart father or grandfather, and see if he was slated to VISIT Imperial Japan??? A nice reality check.

[CTMC(ret)]

Now, that is sad - really discouraging. All the money we spend on public education (and, no matter how much we spend, it's NEVER enough!), it just keeps getting worse, year after year. Who was the Republican candidate that said, if he were elected, he'd walk across the street and padlock the doors to the Department of Education?!

Makes home-schooling/parochial schooling more tempting all the time...(I'm past that, but my kids have that decision to look forward to!).

[TDH]

I couldn't agree with you more, CTMC. The problem is, most people today have no idea why the bomb was dropped. A survey done at one of the local high schools just across the river from me (in MD) found that over half of the high school seniors believed that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in retaliation for the US dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima. So much for history class.

as a Junior in H.S. my daughters alleged History teacher spent 2/3 of the year making them learn by heart the Constitution (which he was suppose to cover their SR. year IN civics) which in it's self isn't a horrible thing. He spent a whole class on our war of independence. A whole class on the Civil war. A half class on WW1 and a class and a half on WW2. Korea and Viet Nam were covered in the same class. After looking at her history book it's probably a good thing as I didn't recognize the VN war and I was involved in it. Our schools are being taught by the far left and we should be afraid. VERY VERY AFRAID.

[Mike Josephic]

Department of Education? This is a joke -- a more proper name would be the Department of Disinformation.

Most high school kids have no clue about what happened in Vietnam and
even less of an idea about WW II. This is what we get for overpaid
"teachers" (and I use that term loosely) who want to be politically correct.
Our young people need to know and understand our country's history -- however this seems to be a low priority. We have history "revisionists" now who tell the kids that we were "wrong" to drop the bomb and it was a barbaric act.

I've heard that the Enola Gay when displayed after a full restoration at
the Smithsonian was pelted with eggs and other disgrace. It is now surrounded with a full plastic barrier so you can't get close to it any
longer. Paul Tibbets, a genuine American hero, must be turning in his
grave.

Sorry -- I'm not politically correct -- I'm glad we dropped those bombs and
wish we could have dropped a few more. The Japs got what they so richly deserved.

[FW!]

The bomb probably saved my fathers life. He, like most of my family, worked in the defence industry. In 1945, as they were getting ready to invade Japan, many got reclassified & ordered to report for physicals. He had a notice to report on a day a week after the bomb was dropped. They canceled his notice.

[jjroth]

Olympic. the casualty rated expected was 250% of the assault force.

My Dad was in the Canal Zone, USN, being slowly rotated forward, after duty stations on the East Coast & Aruba.

My wife Dad,USN Naval Aviation, PBM's, was Carribean with occasional trips to the Galopogus Islands and back. Have his flight log book, completed with hand writen instructions for starting a PBM.

What was Stewart's Dad???

[kcw]

The bomb probably saved my fathers life. He, like most of my family, worked in the defence industry. In 1945, as they were getting ready to invade Japan, many got reclassified & ordered to report for physicals. He had a notice to report on a day a week after the bomb was dropped. They canceled his notice.

In late July 45' the guns in my dad's arty battalion were removed from Germany and shipped to the U.S. west coast, where the battalion, including my father, were to later rejoin them in preparation for the expected invasion of Japan. The men were making ready to depart Europe when the bomb was dropped. They spent the winter of 45-46 doing occupation/guard duty in Germany. It was the second cold/miserable winter in Europe for most of them but nobody complained and everyone was thankful that they'd dodged the meatgrinder that the invasion of Japan was predicted to have been.