A-bomb pilot had no regrets till dying day
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anyway War doesn't determine who is Right, it's only tell who is Left.
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The Potsdam ultimatum
On July 26, Truman and other allied leaders issued The Potsdam Declaration outlining terms of surrender for Japan.
The atomic bomb was not mentioned in the declaration.
On July 28, Japanese papers reported that the declaration had been rejected by the Japanese government. That afternoon, Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki declared at a press conference that the Potsdam Declaration was no more than a rehash (yakinaoshi) of the Cairo Declaration and that the government intended to ignore it (mokusatsu).
The statement was taken by both Japanese and foreign papers as a clear rejection of the declaration.
Emperor Hirohito, who was waiting for a Soviet reply to noncommittal Japanese peace feelers, made no move to change the government position.
On July 31, he made clear to Kido that the Imperial Regalia of Japan had to be defended at all costs.
In early July, on his way to Potsdam, Truman had re-examined the decision to use the bomb. In the end, Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.
His stated intention in ordering the bombings was to bring about a quick resolution of the war by inflicting destruction, and instilling fear of further destruction, that was sufficient to cause Japan to surrender.
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this guy did what he is supposed to do. follow his superior orders. that's what military is isnt it?
if he aint going to do it, somebody else would. -
but he ended the war
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yeah, he is a hero. but he is also became a murderer indirectly by claiming so many lives away. wif these words he had said, it made me thinking lower of him since he nvr had guilt-consicious in him.Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:but he ended the war
even in his death bed he nvr repented for his sin. -
Nothing to regret about anyway, the Japs back then were challenging the freedom of people anyway.
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honestly, the japs invaded other country, killed innocent people while the yankies bombed innocent people. so they are both guilty.
the suprise attack on pear habour = cheap
while the yankies didn't state the use of atomic bomb on the declaration = cheap
again both are guilty.
but wad i really hate about japan in that in their history text book, they change history and facts. making those who got invaded to be the invader.
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in war, u dun have to pull the trigger to be a murderer...Originally posted by 798:yeah, he is a hero. but he is also became a murderer indirectly by claiming so many lives away. wif these words he had said, it made me thinking lower of him since he nvr had guilt-consicious in him.
even in his death bed he nvr repented for his sin.
the people up there who initiate the war are... -
I think it's not a matter or whether or not the people he bombed are innocent civilians or not. The issue here is whether or not killing these civilians will stop the war and thereby, preventing even more soldiers from dying.Originally posted by 798:more than 10K of innocent pple died in this bombing attacks. they r not soldiers n nvr do anything wrong like invading, killing or raping other countries rite?
if i were the pilot n following Orders... FINE! but deep in my heart i will be stuck by guilt as i was responsible of killing pple n their love one. n this bomber still have a cheek to say he had no regrets?
hope Hell has a place for him!
But then, I would agree...Japan was already losing the war back then, what's the point in droping the A-bomb? -
i saw in a documentary several years back on the a-bomb...
the reason the bomb was dropped was to test the impact and extent of destruction it can cause... -
japan losing war?Originally posted by annoy-you-must:I think it's not a matter or whether or not the people he bombed are innocent civilians or not. The issue here is whether or not killing these civilians will stop the war and thereby, preventing even more soldiers from dying.
But then, I would agree...Japan was already losing the war back then, what's the point in droping the A-bomb?
well, it is in the japanese dat dey will die to defend their country, or rather, the kamizake (suicide, i dunnoe how)style of war liao. losing? sure they might be losing then, but hadnt the US drop the bomb on them, i believe that it would take a longer (or possibly a much longer time) for them to surrender... -
His last words: Japs? Hot and spicy or extra crispy?Lol.
Why should he regret? He just got lucky and was chosen to drop the damn thing. If you want to point fingers, blame the scienctists, president and the military. Even better, blame god. Lol. -
Why did they drop two only? At least must be 5 then can make the Japanese think
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The ultimate display of realpolitik.
If the land invasion of Japan had occured in 1946, both sides would have lost more men as estimated. -
oh so singapore didn't suffer under japan's rule? china didn't suffer under japan's rule?
they removed all traces of their deeds in their textbooks la.
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the report only stated that he nvr regret dropping the A bomb .. it nvr said he dont feel any guilt killing those ppl.. which mean, he may feel bad but he nvr regret.. regret is in response to an action.. even if he may feel bad, he has reasons not to regret his action for the greater good.. imagine if the war carry on .. how many ppl gotten suffer..Originally posted by 798:yeah, he is a hero. but he is also became a murderer indirectly by claiming so many lives away. wif these words he had said, it made me thinking lower of him since he nvr had guilt-consicious in him.
even in his death bed he nvr repented for his sin.
No regret = if given 1 more chance, he would choose to do it again ... because that had to be done for the greater good despite the harm n destruction he will cause .. i tink tat's wat he means. -
cannot lah. then u wont have jap porns and jap xmm around by now.Originally posted by zxc22099:Why did they drop two only? At least must be 5 then can make the Japanese think -
Not all the textbooks.Originally posted by dumbdumb!:oh so singapore didn't suffer under japan's rule? china didn't suffer under japan's rule?
they removed all traces of their deeds in their textbooks la.
the past is the past.
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Sorry but all sides during WW2 did indiscriminate civilian bombings, so there is no difference except the type of weapon was more advanced with an atomic bomb.
If some Japanese want him to regret, perhaps they should first push for their own countrymen to express regret for similar bombings, but with less advanced conventional weaponry. They should go find some pilot association or something similar, and make a press interview where they ask those fellow countrymen pilots to 'regret'.
Meat Pao. -
798, ever heard of sacrificing the few for the good of many? if Tibbets had not done it, many MORE innocent lives would have been lost.
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He was carrying out orders, being a good soldier, doing his duty to his country. He was an American pilot following the orders of his President, upon orders which killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, but orders which not evoked could have killed much more. It is the war which killed, and it is the artisans of the war whom we should hold responsible for their deaths.
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actually im glad that he did it, if not the war could have extended to over a few more years, more bloodshed.
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Cannibalism
Many written reports and testimonies collected by the Australian War Crimes Section of the Tokyo tribunal, and investigated by prosecutor William Webb (the future Judge-in-Chief), indicate that Japanese personnel in many parts of Asia and the Pacific committed acts of cannibalism against Allied prisoners of war.
In many cases this was inspired by ever-increasing Allied attacks on Japanese supply lines, and the death and illness of Japanese personnel as a result of hunger. However, according to historian Yuki Tanaka: "cannibalism was often a systematic activity conducted by whole squads and under the command of officers".
This frequently involved murder for the purpose of securing bodies.
For example, an Indian POW, Havildar Changdi Ram, testified that: "[on November 12, 1944] the Kempeitai beheaded [an Allied] pilot. I saw this from behind a tree and watched some of the Japanese cut flesh from his arms, legs, hips, buttocks and carry it off to their quarters... They cut it small pieces and fried it."
November 9, 1945. Jemadar (junior commissioned officer) Chint Singh of the Indian Army at an identification parade in New Guinea, indicating a Japanese soldier whom he claimed mistreated him while he was a prisoner of war.
Japanese forces used many Indian Army personnel captured in Malaya and Singapore as forced labour in the South West Pacific.In some cases, flesh was cut from living people
another Indian POW, Lance Naik Hatam Ali (later a citizen of Pakistan), testified that in New Guinea:
the Japanese started selecting prisoners and everyday one prisoner was taken out and killed and eaten by the soldiers. I personally saw this happen and about 100 prisoners were eaten at this place by the Japanese. The remainder of us were taken to another spot 50 miles [80 km] away where 10 prisoners died of sickness. At this place, the Japanese again started selecting prisoners to eat. Those selected were taken to a hut where their flesh was cut from their bodies while they were alive and they were thrown into a ditch where they later died.
Perhaps the most senior officer convicted of cannibalism was Lt Gen. Yoshio Tachibana, who with 11 other Japanese personnel was tried in relation to the execution of U.S. Navy airmen, and the cannibalism of at least one of them, in August 1944, on Chichi Jima, in the Bonin Islands. They were beheaded on Tachibana's orders. As military and international law did not specifically deal with cannibalism, they were tried for murder and "prevention of honorable burial". Tachibana was sentenced to death.
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In fact, Japs are forced... in the sense that they were forced to open out their ports and thus they realise that they are too weak... thus, they learn and decided to build their empire outwards....
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You think Kira meh, shoot zhun zhun all never die...