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[quote=Anonymous]Hindsight is always perceived to be 20/20. It is more like 50-50. There is no way for us to know what would’ve happened had we not taken Iwo Jima. At the time, it was planned to be a very important stepping stone to mainland Japan. Some of our planes needed to be able to stop and refuel between Guam and mainland Japan. The US bombed Iwo Jima for several days ahead of time. They were very surprised at the heavy resistance received. If the US have not bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, continued bombing and ultimately invasion of mainland Japan would have inflicted heavy casualties on both sides. As devastating as it was for both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the bombings ultimately saved a lot more lives.[/quote]
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