Deciding for the bomb
There are many reasons that the Atomic bomb was used on Japan. There are many that criticize the bombing, but I support it. The main reasons for President Harry Truman decided to drop the bomb were, to save lives (American Lives), to bring about a quicker resolution to the war, and to send a message to the world that we now had military supremacy. Growing up in a military family, (with a dad a Vietnam vet, and a grandfather who would have fought in Japan if we had invaded), may have biased my personal opinions, but in my mind it is all a matter of numbers when it comes to war. War is a matter of how many lives each side has to waste, and who runs low first generally surrenders. War is hate by it's own nature. It is a hate that reaches to the core of every citizen, of each side, at some level. I do not believe the bomb was dropped in hate, but in a step toward peace, saving perhaps more lives, than the bombs killed. When looking at the Japanese, I agree with Fussell, on his ideas that the Japanese citizens were going to continue to fight for their side, even when the ranks of their army had been depleted. At this we see Fussell reference images of children and women with bamboo spears fighting ou
r troops, which very well could have been a reality, but possibly more horrific with perhaps suicide bombings as seen in other later wars. The honor these people feel for their country and heritage drives them so much. To give up, and especially giving up the emperor, would have been turning their back on their culture, and this dishonor they could not stand for. They had the belief in them that they were right and their own hate fueled them enough to be admirable fighters. A culture with beliefs such as Hare-Kari, (the precursor to kamikaze) and high values of honor, they were not simply going to give up. The fighting would have continued, and many more troops would have lost their lives. The bomb was dropped to save lives, American lives and Japanese. People say that the Japanese were getting ready to surrender, but the bomb sped up the process. Time was of the essence, "Allied casualties were running over 7,000 a week," (Fussell 18), and Japanese casualty rates were even higher. Dropping the bomb also sent a message to the rest of the world. It was the benchmark of our military supremacy. With Russia frantically trying to develop their own Atomic bomb, and preparing possibly to invade Japan, we let it be known clear that we had the upper hand. Had the bomb not been dropped on Japan, it would hav
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