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    Two Japanese Talking A-Bombs

    The families of murdered POW's should direct their anger at the individuals that committed the crimes.
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    Two Japanese Talking A-Bombs

    I think it is understandable that Japanese who did not directly participate in the war or commit any atrocities themselves would feel they were victims. Do all the board members here feel enormous guilt over the crimes committed by some people from their countries even though they personally...
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    Why did D-day even happen?

    I don't see how the Germans would have been a problem if the allies had maintained a strong military force in Germany following World War I. This seems like a far better strategy than invading France in the 1940s.
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    The amount of atrocities attributed to Japan during the WWII era is simply so enormous that trying to deny comfort women seems pretty silly. The Japanese would still have to deal with all the horriffic biological warfare experiments that were conducted on humans, all the various massacres in...
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    One thing I still don't get is why the Japanese leaders would want their country to be defeated. Having Japan's cities destroyed, its navy largely annihilated, etc seems like a horrible thing for Japan's leaders to want. The Japanese displayed great cruelty towards others but I don't...
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    How a statistical formula won the war

    I didn't know T34's could penetrate the front armor of Tigers and Panthers. The German tanks seem to have fairly thin armor on their sides which could make them even more vulnerable to being destroyed from hits in this area. The IS-2 and IS-3 weighed about the same as a Panther while the...
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    I thought World War II was commonly considered to have started September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland rather than September 3rd. The initial 2 days of the attack on Poland prior to the declarations of war against Germany seem to be generally considered part of WWII. On the other hand...
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    I understand that the Japanese committed many crimes during this period. Did people in Australia know much about the atrocities in China committed by the Japanese prior to war breaking out with Japan?
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    These war-crimes don't seem like they would be in Japan's best interest. Such conduct could harm the opinion of Japan in foreign countries. Were most Japanese civilians aware of these atrocites?
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    Some sources indicate extensive atrocities by Chinese/North Koreans against UN forces during the Korean War. There were also atrocities committed by the South Koreans and their allies during the conflict. How did the atrocities in this conflict compare to those in World War II?
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    I was curious about Japanese conduct during WWI and the Russo-Japanese war rather than the crimes of the post WWI era which seem to be extremely well documented.
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    How did the Japanese behave in the Russo-Japanese war?
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    The individuals who commit crimes should be held responsible but trying to extend the blame to nations or ethnic groups seems more problematic. Japan was on the side of America and Britain in World War I. Dioes this mean that the allies were the bad guys in that war?
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    How a statistical formula won the war

    The German tiger and panther tanks seem rather disappointing. It seems really wasteful to build such large vehicles but put small calibre guns on them. The armor protection also seemed low given the size of the vehicles.
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    Australian 'Comfort Woman' Survivor to Testify Before Congress on February 15

    I don't think anyone has argued that most of the people killed in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were responsible for the heinous crimes committed by some Japanese. The fact that they are from Japan does not make all Japanese criminals.
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