The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki-Worth it?

Originally posted by KidRock

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Indeed. The kind of epic ownage guarantees to a place in the annals of the history of humanity... one of those things that are passed on in legend through the ages.

Thats gotta be impossible to live down.

Like nuke dropping, to return to topic.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
I think its when they all seemed sometime ago start saying "...Could care less" when obviously meaning to say "...Couldn't care less."

Its a hideous thing to almost nationally have wrong, as it infers the completely opposite meaning that the speaker intends.
Such a simple mistake can be avoided by thinking about what you say or type.

But yeah, after that, the bombings were probably were right up there with that. 😖hifty:

Started out good, but then caused contraversy with the mods.

Ah. I see. Nice to know I wasnt just imagining the trend.

I feared it was early senility setting in, on my part.... 😛

Originally posted by cinelover
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the greatest error ever by the Americans!!!

Without a doubt, look how well it turned out for the Japanese in the end.

Originally posted by lord xyz
There was a whole thread about that a while back.

Started out good, but then caused contraversy with the mods.

With a Mod. iirc.

Originally posted by BobbyD
Was it worth it? No.

The Japanese didn't surrender, and at the point where we were asking them for such, they weren't even a factor anymore.

...could have packed up, went home and ignored them at that point, and it wouldn't have mattered.

God, it's not at all that simple.

Originally posted by Mr. Rhythmic
God, it's not at all that simple.

It is when you view world wars as little more than a board game. In hindsight, the allies shouldn't have gone into Germany either, as the Germans had retreated back into their borders to defend the homeland, should have just given them the finger at the French/German border and said "ha, we won because you lost, now don't try that ever again", all nice and special-like.

P.S. I sank your battleship.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
I think its when they all seemed sometime ago start saying "...Could care less" when obviously meaning to say "...Couldn't care less."

Its a hideous thing to almost nationally have wrong, as it infers the completely opposite meaning that the speaker intends.
Such a simple mistake can be avoided by thinking about what you say or type.

But yeah, after that, the bombings were probably were right up there with that. 😖hifty:

meh

I could care less.

Originally posted by dadudemon
meh

I could care less.

Me, too.

It actually quite bothers me at times.

Originally posted by dadudemon
meh

I could care less.

😛

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
I think its when they all seemed sometime ago start saying "...Could care less" when obviously meaning to say "...Couldn't care less."

Its a hideous thing to almost nationally have wrong, as it infers the completely opposite meaning that the speaker intends.
Such a simple mistake can be avoided by thinking about what you say or type.

But yeah, after that, the bombings were probably were right up there with that. 😖hifty:

Huge pet peeve of mine when people say "could care less" Damn it, it's "I couldn't care less"

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Originally posted by Hyperion Prime
Huge pet peeve of mine when people say "could care less" Damn it, it's "I couldn't care less"

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"Your" just angry because you can't be picky like the British over "their".

Originally posted by Hyperion Prime
Huge pet peeve of mine when people say "could care less" Damn it, it's "I couldn't care less"

😆

I could care less. 😛 jk.

ha, that joke is even funnier the second time

Originally posted by inimalist
ha, that joke is even funnier the second time

But I really could care less... I'm sure there are things I care less about... wait... I'm thinking...

Originally posted by inimalist
ha, that joke is even funnier the second time

lulz

Worth it? No.

Hilarious? You bet.

Were they worth it. hmm...

Monetary costs of the Manhattan project ~20 billion
Estimated cost per bomb ~5 billion

hiroshima and nagasaki were 2 bombs so about 10 billion.

So what did we get for our 10 billion? The end of the war without the necessity of invading Japan. So was it worth it? I'm sure the men who were spared something akin to normandy would say it was.

$30 billion . . .