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2007-06-25 Southeast Asia

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Posted by lotp 2007-06-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Oh few gawd's sake. Just report what happened long ago and don't do it again. Unless, of course, you think you might need to do it again . . . .

Posted by gorb 2007-06-25 02:53|| 2007-06-25 02:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Okinawa politicians are protesting against a decision to tone down reports that the army ordered civilians to commit mass suicide at the war's end.

Something the "Horrible American Atrocity of Hiroshima" crowd bury deep, deep out of sight. The Japanese Imperial Staff was prepared to sacrifice the entire Japanese civilian population for their hides.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-06-25 08:42|| 2007-06-25 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The Imperial Army was starting to crack, 7,000 Japaneese soldiers were captured, roughly 10% of their force, previously unthinkable.

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-25 10:35|| 2007-06-25 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Really shows a different mindset.

A far better strategy would have been to surrender enmasse and force the Yanks to care, feed, and watch you. If the yanks killed you it's no different than the suicide option except you've now mentally screwd up the Americans in the process.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-06-25 13:02|| 2007-06-25 13:02|| Front Page Top

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