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Originally Posted by Wpnfire
Hmm, well I believe it was the right choice. The Japanese rarely surendered, if ever. I think the U.S. would have had to take every single Japanese base with overwhelming force before the Japanese even considered surrendering.
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Allegedly, the Japanese was willing to surrender by the terms of the Potsdam Declaration with conditions, but the allies were bent on an unconditional surrender. I think the media also incorrectly portrayed the Japanese as being in "the dark ages" as you put it. Take into consideration the overwhelming dissent for the Japanese that many Americans held at the time and it's pretty plausible that they'd eat up any negative facts about them.