We didn’t need to drop the bomb — and even our WW II military icons knew it

[bernie_is_truth]

62. so many opinions, so many what if's

Yeah, of course there were a ton of different opinions over what we should do. There were multiple options. Military leaders debated, political leaders debated, the pros and cons were weighed, the what-if's contemplated and in the end the A-bomb option was chosen as the best option at the time.

Your opinion would have sided with the those who didn't want to drop it, but there were just as many others, who had just as valid reasons, who thought dropping it was the best option.

And this whole idea that Japan was close to surrendering is pure poppycock. The military almost attempted a coup to keep the war going. For god's sake, the first one didn't force them to surrender, and we're all supposed to believe they were ***that*** close to surrendering? lol