DS said...

DS at 08:11 AM JST - 7th August

YangYong; you are avoiding the simple reality that, even if it is true that some Japanese politicians were examining surrender options, it doesnt really matter. The big men in charge of the government were NOT about to surrender.

But, let's assume that the Allies, like you, felt that using atomic…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 08:11 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 08:06 AM JST - 7th August

What's this? Obama resorting to 'politics as usual'?!? That's going to tarnish his image, that's for sure. No doubt, the more voters are exposed to Obama and the fact that he is an empty suit in the same league as John Edwards, the more they will turn to McCain.

Posted in Obama ad again links McCain to Bush at 08:06 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 08:03 AM JST - 7th August

Why apologize? Many Chinese themselves are intelligent enough to wear masks as they go about their daily business. THe cyclists are merely following their lead...

Posted in U.S. cyclists apologize for wearing masks upon arrival in Beijing at 08:03 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 08:01 AM JST - 7th August

She is a total looney. Spent more than 50 years living in red China, shouting "long live the proletarian revolution". A total Maoist to the core.

According to Wikipedia, she did some work as a graduate student on the atomic project, but hardly a key player.

Posted in Manhattan Project scientist visits Hiroshima for 1st time at 08:01 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 01:08 AM JST - 7th August

Yang-

There is no such thing as "eastern thought". Nice stereotype.

In any case, Japan was losing the war by 1944. Therefore, if Japan wanted to surrender, it was up to JAPAN to make that message crystal clear to the Allies.

Again, you are partly right that Japan may have…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 01:08 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 12:42 AM JST - 7th August

Beelzebub;

I assume you have some evidence to back up your claim that "most rednecks won't support a black candidate"...If not, feel free to withdraw your unsubstantiated and bigoted drivel.

Ironic isnt it, that it was DEMOCRATS from south of the Mason Dixon Line who were the most eager to…

Posted in Anti-Obama books are best-sellers at 12:42 AM JST - 7th August
DS at 11:33 PM JST - 6th August

Yes, Japan would have surrendered at some time, even if the atomic bombs were not dropped. That is not in dispute. It was inevitable. The Survey was probably right, even though at that time there was a huge battle within the US military for prestige and funding. The air force…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 11:33 PM JST - 6th August
DS at 10:36 PM JST - 6th August

YangYong;

Your ESP is as weak as your argument. I am not American. Also, the archives are about 15,000km from where I am now, so it's a little hard for me to take a trip there.

It is up to YOU to provide evidence to back up your claim. If…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 10:36 PM JST - 6th August
DS at 09:41 PM JST - 6th August

Yangyong;

A little lesson for you: "peace overtures" do NOT equal "surrender". If the Japanese government had wanted to surrender, there was ample opportunity. A quick trip to the Swiss, or Swedish, or Spanish, embassy in Tokyo, and it would have been done. Message delivered.

What you describe sounds like…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 09:41 PM JST - 6th August
DS at 05:31 PM JST - 6th August

Yang yong is, well, wrong.

Had the Japanese wanted to surrender, it could have been done easily. The Allied terms were laid out clearly, even up to the Potsdam Declaration in July of 1945. Truman warned the Japanese leadership that failure to surrender would result in destruction that eclipsed even…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor hopes next U.S. president will back ban on nuclear weapons at 05:31 PM JST - 6th August