(Reuters photo) (After I posted the entry about the abortion march, I realized the subject of this post is also killing. But there are many differences between murdering unborn children and defense in war, which isn’t considered murder. That’s an interesting topic for discussion in a later post.)
A radio talk show host I occasionally listen to suggests that the United States should conduct this war the way WWII was fought.
For example, he suggested the U.S. dropped leaflets in the Fallujah area, warning the people to turn over those responsible for murdering and maiming the bodies of four American soldiers, and the same would go for the kidnappers.
In an effort to be humane, the U.S. would give them 48 hours to turn over the perpetrators or the whole city will be bombed. That way, the people would have 48 hours to do the right thing or leave before the bombing started.
Many claim such tactics aren’t necessary to end war. Two controversial military actions from WWII are the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and the fire bombing of the German city of Dresden.
I don’t know much about military history, but I do know the bombing of the two Japanese cities ended WWII and saved countless American lives.
Revisionists now argue that it was unnecessary to drop the bombs. If you’ve read any books about WWII, however, you have to conclude that the empire of Japan was relentless.
Here are some great articles about the Battle of Midway, a turning point in WWII. Here’s a timeline of WWII.
Jamie Glazov offers insight into why we had to drop the bombs in “Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Lesser of Two Evils” and “Truman Had No Alternative: Hiroshima and Nagasaki”
In fact, check out his entire archive. Good stuff.
On Sunday nights, I listen to a station that plays old radio shows from the 1940s. They even play the commercials and war announcements. I get the impression that everyone was patriotic and all supported the troops in America’s fight against Nazism and fascism.
I’m nostalgic for a time I wasn’t even alive to see (If you like to listen to old radio shows, RadioClassics offers a free 30-day trial. You can listen to streaming audio or save the show to your hard drive).
So how does WWII compare to the war in Iraq? Is there a comparison? I’ll have to think about that myself. All I know is I’m tired of liberals using dead U.S. soldiers as pawns in a political chess game.
I presume to know what liberals and conservatives think about the war: liberals are against it and conservatives are for it. But I don’t want to presume. I want to know what you think. You know where I stand.
1) Are you for or against the war in Iraq?
2) What should the U.S. do that’s not currently being done?
