The negotiations regarding Japan's surrender were already well underway before Truman dropped the bomb, which some claim was more for Russia's benefit. The population was literally starving to death. The US Navy was literally choking the Japanese empire with one of the most effective blockades that no one knows much about. Part of the playful hyperbole Steve and I often engage in. Perhaps single handedly was not the best choice of words. Then why did the US Army and US Marines have to invade Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa? And have you forgotten the Enola Gay? I would say if anyone were responsible for single handedly ending the War in the Pacific it was the crew of the Enola Gay.īTW.how many of you remember that today, December 7th, is Pearl Harbor Day? How many of us even remember it in real time?
