Originally posted by ANZAC
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Seriously, do you think that the civilians of Okinawa wanted to jump off cliffs. Because that is the ONLY explaination to your arguement, that WE, the Western Allies, gave Japanese civilians no choice.
Yes, I will admit that the Japanese population wanted to surrender but I will also state that without a doubt that they did not dare to surrender without Hirohito's permission. What Japan wanted was irrevlent, what Hirohito wanted was all that mattered.
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