First, some history. In the 1930's and 1940's Japan was one of the most militaristic states, bent on the world domination, periodically adding new territories to its empire by way of military conquest. It was one of the biggest enemies of the US at that time, and its animosity toward the US culminated on December 7, 1941 with the attack on Pearl Harbor which prompted the US to declare war on Japan and formally enter the WWII.
Fast forward to 1945. By that time, US, UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Canada were fighting Japan in the Pacific and East Asia for some 4 years. In August of 1945, USSR joined in. While the Soviets were pounding Japan's Kwantung Army in the campaign that began on August 8, 1945, two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, went up in mushroom clouds on August 6 and August 9, courtesy of the US. A few days later, Japan had surrendered, was occupied and given a new constitution written by the US.
Since then, Japan has been one the closest friends and allies of the US; hence the logical conclusion - nuking makes your enemies into your friends. Let's befriend Iran.
Crossposted at Eye On The World.
Fast forward to 1945. By that time, US, UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Canada were fighting Japan in the Pacific and East Asia for some 4 years. In August of 1945, USSR joined in. While the Soviets were pounding Japan's Kwantung Army in the campaign that began on August 8, 1945, two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, went up in mushroom clouds on August 6 and August 9, courtesy of the US. A few days later, Japan had surrendered, was occupied and given a new constitution written by the US.
Since then, Japan has been one the closest friends and allies of the US; hence the logical conclusion - nuking makes your enemies into your friends. Let's befriend Iran.
Crossposted at Eye On The World.
4 comments:
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That's some amazing logic, Watcher. The kind we pride oursleves for here at the Infidel Bloggers Alliance.
Nothing amazing, just logic. ;-)
Permit me the counter-argument. Germany and Japan had counter-traditions of decency depite their fascist rulers. Germany had learned notions of decency though both Judeo-Christian and secular Enlightment traditions. Japan lived a peaceful existence between 1750 and 1850 during the Tokugawa Shogunate with population stability through infanticide. The "pro-life" Meiji Restoration ended those traditions, increased Japan's population as a deliberate part of its military strategy that ultimately lead to Japan's role in World War II.--not very different than Muslim spawning today. Still, the older traditions in Japan and Germany were realistic possibilities for those cultures. While Pakistan has Hinduism and the Arab countries have Christianity as fallbacks, Iran has only Zoroasterian to counter barbarism. I fear Zoroasterianism provides only a faint hope for Iran ever becoming a decent society. If we nuke Iran, we may have to do in a way that maximizes human cuasilities, and Iran will never be our friend. I would dearly love to save the reasonable elements in Iran, but it simply may not be possible.
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