Idiotic Mis-Understandings

[Oasis]

Japan attacked a military harbor that killed tons of sailors and only a few civilians. I dunno how that can justify blowing up and killing almost 200,000 civilians initially and some believe almost a million from the harmful after affects.

We only attacked them because they attacked us. There is no justification to attack a neutral country either. :p

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[Inv3rted]

We only attacked them because they attacked us. There is no justification to attack a neutral country either. :p

Because America wasn't helping China long before Pearl Harbor.

[Kalphiter]

Because America wasn't helping China long before Pearl Harbor.

Because Japan has the right to steal and rob China.

[Inv3rted]

I didn't say a war is right. Japan had no justification for imperialistic interests. I'm just saying the US was not neutral when it was attacked.

[Mateo]

War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

[Muffinmix]

For anyone that cares to read about how war is rationalized as being Good or Bad, go read up someJust War Theory, which is the current doctrine for proper conduct prior, during, and after a war. It is the accepted rationalization of what is Just and Unjust in war.

As far as in-war conduct is concerned, the US went way more overboard when they nuked Japan (~200,000 civilian deaths) then when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (60ish civilian deaths). You might be wondering why the US' attacks aren't considered an atrocity, essentially it falls into how desperate all the warring sides were back then to prevent their own losses.

War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

And everyone saying this or something like it should keep in mind that it is false. Each side's reasons for going to war will be scrutinized, and naturally you can have a good or a bad reason for doing things, it's the same deal for a war.

[Mateo]

As far as in-war conduct is concerned, the US went way more overboard when they nuked Japan (~200,000 civilian deaths) then when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor (60ish civilian deaths). You might be wondering why the US' attacks aren't considered an atrocity, essentially it falls into how desperate all the warring sides were back then to prevent their own losses.

I'd always assumed that it was, not necessarily "alright," but necessary. It took the launching of 2 atomic bombs towards Japan to make them surrender, imagine the bloodshed had we not taken that route. Hell, the war may have even spread on to American soil, causing not only many deaths to the Japanese (like what actually happened) but also the deaths of many American soldiers and civilians.

And everyone saying this or something like it should keep in mind that it is false. Each side's reasons for going to war will be scrutinized, and naturally you can have a good or a bad reason for doing things, it's the same deal for a war.

I seized this opportunity to quote fallout 3. That quote is actually my favorite one in the game.

[Anti-Block]

Dude, everyone knows that a Dolphin and a Whale did Hiroshima.

[Wynd_Fox]

No, it was a wolphin.

[Anti-Block]

No, it was a wolphin.

SLIPPY,WHAT IS IT!

[Dusty12]

I never considered every German soldier to be a national socialist, and I find it quite annoying when people generalize them that way.

[Wynd_Fox]

SLIPPY,WHAT IS IT!

Wut.

[Anti-Block]

Wut.

Wolphin- Ship from starfox
Slippy, what is it!- one of the last lines from starfox assault.
I hate explaining jokes ;D

[Wynd_Fox]

Wolphin is a whale-dolphin crossbreed.

[Wynd_Fox]

No Modify: That's an idiotic misunderstanding, lol.