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65 years after bombing, U.S. to make first appe

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65 years after bombing, U.S. to make first appearance at Hiroshima memorial


History | 206785 hits | Aug 05 6:36 am | Posted by: Regina
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Government welcomes representative, but some who see the bombing as unjustified want the United States to apologize

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  1. by avatar saturn_656
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:58 pm
    Washington's decision to attend the 65th anniversary event on Friday has been welcomed by Japan's government, but has generated complex feelings among some Japanese who see the bombing as unjustified and want the United States to apologize.


    Did Japan ever apologize to the US for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour?

  2. by avatar raydan
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:14 pm
    Nope.

    I think they made a statement along the lines of, "...not playing by the rules of war by declaring war before starting attack."

    Seems the typists at the Japanese embassy in the US were not very fast at that time.

    One of the reasons, I think, that Japan has never apologized is that Hawaii was not a state at the time, that the US were just occupying the territory.

  3. by avatar saturn_656
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:38 pm
    "raydan" said
    Nope.

    I think they made a statement along the lines of, "...not playing by the rules of war by declaring war before starting attack."

    Seems the typists at the Japanese embassy in the US were not very fast at that time.

    One of the reasons, I think, that Japan has never apologized is that Hawaii was not a state at the time, that the US were just occupying the territory.


    My point was, while many Japanese may see the Hiroshima bombing as unjustifiable, many Americans may also see the Japanese sneak attack on the US as unjustifiable as well.

    Can't forget who started the mess in the first place.

  4. by avatar raydan
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:50 pm
    Wasn't disagreeing with you, Saturn.
    Just trying to answer the question.

    Although the Hiroshima bombing may have been "drastic", I believe it saved a lot of lives in the long run, both Japanese and American.

  5. by avatar martin14
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:51 pm
    Whaaat ?

    Didnt you hear the revision ?


    The U.S. started the War in the Pacific...........


    according to way too many people :roll:

  6. by avatar raydan
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:05 pm
    Well of course they did... :D

    The Kingdom of Hawaii was sovereign from 1810 until 1893 when the monarchy was overthrown by resident American (and some European) businessmen....

    ...In 1993, a joint Apology Resolution regarding the overthrow was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton, apologizing for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It is the first time in American history that the United States government has apologized for overthrowing the government of a sovereign nation.

  7. by avatar BartSimpson  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:40 pm
    The atomic bombs, at minimum, saved American lives. I really could care less about any other consideration in war. I'm happy that the Japanese surrendered but if they hadn't I'd rather the US have nuked every last one of their cities before we wasted one single life trying to invade.

  8. by avatar bootlegga
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:58 pm
    "saturn_656" said
    Washington's decision to attend the 65th anniversary event on Friday has been welcomed by Japan's government, but has generated complex feelings among some Japanese who see the bombing as unjustified and want the United States to apologize.


    Did Japan ever apologize to the US for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour?


    Equating an attack on a military base (even if it happened before the Japanese officially declared war) with the destruction of a city and tens of thousands of civilians is ridiculous.

  9. by avatar EyeBrock
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:59 pm
    I wonder if it will be a USAF B29?

  10. by avatar Pseudonym
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:06 pm
    "bootlegga" said
    Equating an attack on a military base (even if it happened before the Japanese officially declared war) with the destruction of a city and tens of thousands of civilians is ridiculous.

    Yeah, there was a warning given in one of those cases. Not similar at all.

  11. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:15 pm
    Apologize? These guys started the war with the US, and then managed somehow to be eveni more brutal than the frickin' Nazis in its prosecution.

    Adn what's the first thing Japan does when it gets its military back? That's right, join the Iraq invasion--another slaughter. They haven't leanred a thing.

  12. by avatar martin14
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:20 pm
    "EyeBrock" said
    I wonder if it will be a USAF B29?



    ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL


    Man I would pay money to see that.

  13. by avatar saturn_656
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:06 pm
    "bootlegga" said
    Washington's decision to attend the 65th anniversary event on Friday has been welcomed by Japan's government, but has generated complex feelings among some Japanese who see the bombing as unjustified and want the United States to apologize.


    Did Japan ever apologize to the US for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour?


    Equating an attack on a military base (even if it happened before the Japanese officially declared war) with the destruction of a city and tens of thousands of civilians is ridiculous.

    In WWII, cities often were legitimate military targets. Hiroshima included.

  14. by avatar BartSimpson  Gold Member
    Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:48 pm
    "bootlegga" said
    Washington's decision to attend the 65th anniversary event on Friday has been welcomed by Japan's government, but has generated complex feelings among some Japanese who see the bombing as unjustified and want the United States to apologize.


    Did Japan ever apologize to the US for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbour?


    Equating an attack on a military base (even if it happened before the Japanese officially declared war) with the destruction of a city and tens of thousands of civilians is ridiculous.

    Oh, you mean like the Japanese did in cities all over Korea, Mongolia, China, and etc?

    They never apologized for the rape of Nanking and they go so far as to now deny that Japan ever even had troops in China.



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