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melbye said:
If the US hadn't dropped the nukes then they would have invaded instead which probably would have lead to far more casualties in the end. The nukes was horrifying but a necessary evil

It was not a necessary evil, as soon as you start justifying mass genocide of civilians you are no better than what you are supposedly fighting against. The US wanted to drop them as they wanted to see the effectiveness in action. It was a hideous war crime. However I don't see much point in apologising, it wasn't Obama or any of the current military that committed this crime and sadly those that did it will never be punished beyond there own conscience.