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You can probably convince many Americans that the Japanese holdouts in the mountains were training with some secret, ancient samurai tactics that were so effective that the US had to nuke the country
Most here literally think the bombs were dropped to end the war and limit casualties.
Douglas MacArthur: Dropping the bomb was not justified
Nimitz: Dropping the bomb was not justified
US strategic bombing survey: Dropping the bomb was not justified
Literally every American: No other way to do it :(