Hiroshima and Nagasaki taken by a British serviceman a month after the atom bombs were dropped.
on 01/08/2009 at 08:33 AM
Tragic.
I know how frequently the Left mocks and panders around the quote saying that “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.”
Ironically, even a cursory look into Japanese counterinvasion plans show that that quote is tragically accurate.
Because, sometimes, you have to bomb the world into pieces in order to obtain peace.
Posted by Turtler
01/08/2009 at 09:09 AM
Hi T.
did you get my mail on The Fed? Wondered what your take is on that.
I see no irony here. Tragedy that such action was needed, but no irony. As I understand it, the origin of “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” began with the actual destruction of the village in question. To further our goals, it may have been necessary to destroy the village, but saving the village was a questionable idea at best. In Viet Nam, except for our dead and wounded, reality was often subject to unusual definitions, not related to point of view. The infamous “Body Count” is probably the easiest example of this.
On a lighter note:
This is a perfect example of the best way to deal with Gaza. It’s much more efficient than multiple Arc Light raids.
I never made it to Hiroshima but I did visit the peace museum in Nagasaki. Its very well done and doesn’t villainize either the United States or the Imperial government. The main focus was on the event itself and the resulting human suffering.
No confrontations but did feel like eyes were constantly on me. I had prepared a response just in case one was needed. School girls in their usual manner found my 3 year old daughter really cute and made a fuss over her in the lobby.
While the media plays up the anniversaries quite a bit the Japanese are actually very subdued and never met anyone that harbored ill feelings toward America.
Today, Nagasaki is a beautiful and vibrant city. Its western and catholic influence remains unique amongst Japanese cities.
