November 1, 2007

  • Another sad day

    Another hero has passed away today.  If you want to complain about what he did or have any stupid detracting comments to make, don't leave them here. 

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  • I agree Steve.  The act of dropping the A Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was hard decision to make, but not one that this guy himself made.  As well, it ended a war that, at that time, the Japanese refused to quit.  A full scale invasion of the island would have produced even more casualties and death, and desruction, to both military (on both sides ), and civillians, than that that was caused by the two bombs on two cities.  Japan was forewared of it, but refused to heed the warning, or thot it bogus and refused to surrender.  It is not like the USA invented the atomic bomb, the Nazi's were working on it too, thank God ( Literally ), that they were defeated before they could go very far with it.   And if we ar so damn evil for making it and using it, why in the heck have we never done it again?  We haven't.  And did we not help get Japan back on its feet?  While the horrors of those two days are not forgetten and should not be, is not Japan a thriving country today, and partly due the help from the United States?  The answer it yes. This guy is not, nor should be considered a villian by any means, by anyone.  I think General Sherman, from Civil War fame summed it up when he said something to the effect of "war is hell."  War is hell, it is not pretty, yet sometimes neccessary.  If we had never had any wars, there would never had been a USA.  If we had never had any wars, ALL of Korea would be a Communist state today and none you , my wonderful Korean American, and Korean immigrant friends would be here now.  You would be living in crappy country controlled by a maniacal idiot known as Kim Jung Il.  This guy deserves hero status for being willing to do his job, which was a dangerous one.  Anyone who has a problem with his role in an act of war, should send their complaints to the sailors still in watery graves at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.  I'm sure they will get a prompt response.

    In our American society today, we have far too little respect for those who serve in the military.  We have far too little respect and appriciation for the freedom we enjoy in this country.  And we have far too much ignorance, thanks the revisionist History teachers and professors in public schools and universities, of the price that freedom cost others that have gone before us in this country paid for us to have it and to keep it.  We have far too little pride in being Americans, regardless of where we came from originally.  And we have far too little thankfulness  to God for the blessings and protection He has bestowed upon the USA as well as far too little concern as Chrisitans to carry His message to the rest of the world.  Gen MacArthur, after WWII said, " the greates thing we could do for these people, (Japan) is to fill this country with missionaries and the gospel of Christ" (paraphrased) Unfortunately, bitterness was too strong, and noboddy cared to evangelize the Japanese.  That is a far more tragic act than than two horrific bombs that fell on two cities in Sep 1945.

  • it was necessary and he dutifully served his country honorably.

    If the war didn't end when it did (VJ Day Aug 15, 1945) who knows what would have happened. I first read of the political fallout theory regarding the two halves of korea over a decade ago and I tend to agree with this particular "what if?" scenario. consider the timeline: the first U.S. Troops did not arrive in Korea until September 8th, 1945, well over 3 weeks AFTER VJ Day. historians tend to agree the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was the catalyst for Japanese surrender. a full ground invasion would mean the war would have continued well into the fall and winter of '45. I believe the russians would have continued to march into the far east and would have occupied ALL of korea. who knows when the U.S. troops would have landed in korea or if they would even bother. I propose there would be no line of demarcation, no 38th parallel; all of korea would be part of the iron curtain that swept eastern europe (and china).

    i disagree that the bitterness of post-WWII is responsible for the non-evangelizing of the japanese. obviously there's the general view that God is sovereign and no amount of human will can run ahead of the leading of the holy spirit. But I also believe God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. even to this day, the japanese government downplays any of the atrocities they committed during WWII. i believe the japanese people are suffering partly because of their leaders' failure to humbly submit themselves to their neighbors, admit their faults and make attempts to right their wrongs.

    consider Abraham Lincoln's response after the nation he was elected to lead was ravaged by the american civil war. Lincoln took on an attitude of humbleness, offered a contrite spirit and demonstrated a reliance on a sovereign God.

    "And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity and Union."

    it's a tale of two responses: I would argue Lincoln's desire was one of repentance. Then again, is it grace that enables Lincoln to take on that position in the first place?

    I do admit that I find myself asking, "could there have been any other way?" however, the irony is I likely may not even be in a position to ponder this very thought had history not run its specific course regarding the second world war.

  • if I did not make myself clear, part of my original point is that based on a series of events that followed, without the payday of the enola gay, I wouldn't be an american, or even alive, or possibly exist. And if I did, I'd likely be living under totalitarian rule.

    God bless America.

  • Yo, I's still alive; I was actually on call when it happened. As far as traumas go, not many came in. Most of the injured were walking wounded.

  • Hmm, yeah I'd like to visit Dallas, I'll have to figure out some way to get a car to drive up there, though.  I'll try dude.

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