I used to think the dropping of the atomic bombs weren't necessary to force Japan to surrender, but I have had second thoughts about this after reading the recent book "The Road to Surrender" by Evan Thomas. The book makes a pretty compelling case that the dropping of both the first and second atomic bombs were necessary to get Japan to surrender. The book claims that the dropping of the two bombs ultimately saved many lives: American soldiers, the Japanese public, and the Chinese (thousands of whom the Japanese were slaughtering every day). Well worth a read...

We firebombed Tokyo. With its wooden and paper houses the city went up in horrific flames. 100,000 Japanese civilians were killed. The Japanese could have surrendered then and we never would have had Hiroshima. But we did. Once we had Hiroshima the Japanes could have surrendered, but the tyrannical leadership thought more about themselves than their people, so we had Nagasaki.

In Europe, at some point Hitler knew the war was over but would not surrender. He allowed his entire country to be ripped to shreds and divided between allies rather than think of his own people. Another megolomaniacal tyrant.

And now the tyrants who have ruled Gaza would rather fight to the bitter end, allowing their people to suffer and their country to be demolished RATHER THAN SURRENDER. Who's the Hitler? Who are the tyrants? HAMAS