inkjet said...

inkjet at 03:09 PM JST - 6th October

i would also add by defining the war through the bomb japanese people could be deflecting their own guilt. by pointing to this great evil event they can avoid facing their own guilt head on. it dwarfs their own actions in their minds.

in reality the bomb was only a…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 03:09 PM JST - 6th October
inkjet at 12:39 PM JST - 6th October

maybe someone can explain why exactly does the mayor want him to go to hiroshima? to thank him for all the great things america has done for japan?

the invitation leaves a lot to the imagination. one can only speculate he wants to have a teachable moment with obama. if…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 12:39 PM JST - 6th October
inkjet at 11:00 PM JST - 5th October

“There isn’t a military solution alone to any of this,” Gibbs said, but rather “a series of solutions.”

yeah right. sounds nice, doesn't it? 'a series of solutions.'

they have no clue.

Posted in Obama's campaign vow meets harsh Afghan reality at 11:00 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 10:06 PM JST - 5th October

And for indiscriminate murder, nothing works quite like a nuclear weapon.

funny how all that blood lust and hate evaporated after the war. it seems america's treatment of japan after the war provides enough evidence to throw your argument out into the trash heap where it belongs.

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 10:06 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 04:50 PM JST - 5th October

i have it. why not have obama show up so the mayor can apologize to him for putting the US in the position of having to use the bomb.

sumimasen.

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 04:50 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 03:55 PM JST - 5th October

i visited the war memorial years ago and was struck by the message i got from it. the bomb is presented as defining the war. 'the bomb must never be used again.'

for me the context of WHY the bomb was used is the real story. what events allowed the…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 03:55 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 02:15 PM JST - 5th October

why not create a list of all the atrocities committed during the war. and why not include the millions of names of young boys killed who were soldiers? why did these boys have to come to asia to fight the war? are their deaths really any easier to justify?

let's…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 02:15 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 01:30 PM JST - 5th October

i wonder what japan would have done with the bomb if they had it first? let's not kid ourselves. the world is damn lucky it wasn't russia, germany or japan who got the genie out of the bottle first.

obama has no obligation to apologize. of course it's the one…

Posted in Hiroshima mayor requests Obama visit city at 01:30 PM JST - 5th October
inkjet at 05:33 PM JST - 4th October

he should have taken the prius.

Posted in Chicago's Olympic loss is blow to Obama, too at 05:33 PM JST - 4th October
inkjet at 10:00 AM JST - 4th October

i not so sure this was a 'we don't like america vote.'

it makes sense to give south america a turn. obama should have seen that possibility coming. brazil is a emerging as a major player. why not have the olympics there? it makes perfect sense.

obama just looks a…

Posted in Chicago's Olympic loss is blow to Obama, too at 10:00 AM JST - 4th October