BruceVC

These bombings really shouldnt been seen as war crimes, there are several fundamental reasons for this Elerond if you truly want to understand parts of history then you have to try to adopt the same mindset as the people who lived in that era and understand what were there considerations, fears and goals ....and most importantly you will see there reality. Then you will have a more favorable or rather a more balanced view of certain events like the bombings in Japan. If the USA had invaded mainland Japan to finally get Japan to surrender it was predicted they would lose 1 million soldiers fighting the fanatical Japanese loyalists Why should the US lose that many men when the war was basically over, Japan wasnt a threat at this stage to anyone as most of there army had been destroyed but they still had the Emperor and the general ideology of Totalitarianism which the army still followed. This ideology could only be eradicated will with Japan surrendering and admitting defeat So the cities had to be bombed to ensure this and to prevent the inevitable lose of hundreds of thousands of US soldiers, the Pacific campaign was a brutal and merciless series of battles and after Okinawa and Iwo Jima and the horrendous loss of life no one in the US wanted another ground invasion to conquer the final bastion of the Japanese . I would strongly recommend anyone interested in how terrible this campaign was to read the book below,its evocative and brilliant. Its called Goodbye Darkness https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19801.Goodbye_Darkness

I hear you but without being pedantic Hurlshot didnt say " the holocaust " he used the word holocaust which is not not exclusive to the Jews

Interestingly enough you can use the word holocaust to describe a mass killing/genocide but if you use it with a capital, Holocaust, then this describes what happened to the Jews in WW2 by the Nazis ....so you both right in different ways

I have had an excellent day so far, I passed an exam I have been studying for and tonight one of my customers is sponsoring an event around an advanced hacking seminar and how customers can be exploited. There is going to be some ex-hacker from the UK who is only 17 and is apparently going to demonstrate live how devices can be compromised and how data can be stolen Interestingly the customer is an asset manager but clearly this type of risk matters to them so it will be very interesting to see how the hacker operates

The secret to sustainability at these events is simple....Tequila Before you get there have about 5-7 shooters and you should be fine and loving life

Volo you making several scurrilous accusations against Trudeau, they demonstrably untrue. He definitely doesn't hate women and he apologized for the brown face incidents, Dont be a hater

Thanks for explaining, very interesting

Great game Jade Empire, I played it for the first time about 8 years ago on recommendation from members on this forum And it has some exciting Romance arcs which always adds to the immersive RP element of these types of games

Wow that sounds both interesting but difficult to understand, are you joking or can you explain what you mean because I am clueless ?

South Africa just won so they through to the semi-finals, so the last 4 teams are NZ, Wales, England and SA SA plays Wales next and hopefully England beats NZ next weekend .......a SA vs England final will be ideal

That definitely should concern you....seriously

Huge weekend for the Rugby World Cup and numerous games England is first team through to semi-finals , New Zealand vs Ireland and of course the most important game tomorrow, South Africa vs Japan. We should win but the courageous Japanese shouldnt be underestimated

I agree it has been incredibly frustrating and laborious but I think we are near the end of whole " do we leave with no deal or with a deal " interminable exchanges that have become relatively commonplace But Gorthfuscious today is still an important vote because of the 31 October " Johnson " deadline

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/brexit-day-of-reckoning-parliament-to-vote-on-johnsons-deal-idUKKBN1WX2M6?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Today is a huge and important day for Johnson's BREXIT deal to get passed through the UK parliament Firstly its the first time in over 30 years the UK parliament has met on a Saturday so this should highlight the importance of this vote, basically Boris needs 320 votes to support his new deal with the EU. But to achieve this number you will have to have some opposition party votes supporting Johnson to get to the number so this means people from Labor, SNP, DUP and Independents will have to be convinced. Very exciting development

Its slightly old but Im very excited about the new HBO Watchmen

Its a stunning day today so we going to the CPT Waterfront and a restaurant called Gibsons which is an American theme diner which specializes in Burgers and Ribs...they have an amazing burger selection and the view of the harbor is amazing and adds to the general atmosphere https://gibsonsburgers.co.za/

You must be close to the Kurds Hoon, my condolences... the ME is a complicated place. Sometimes its literally " the Devil we know "

As I have mentioned in the past I am loving my RTX 2080 Ti, I am playing Metro Exodus at the moment and I can run the game at maximum settings

It sounds like you trying to recreate history, the West won....dont be a hater

My first CPT fondue night went really well, I used 3 specific Swiss cheeses which were Gruyere, Emmenthal and Raclette which was well received and I even added the traditional tot of Kirsch which is a cherry flavored brandy\liqueur But I made one mistake, I used too much Methylated Spirits in the burner initially so I had to fight a few minor fires once I light it but then it went well

But also many Democratic candidates have IMO offered many concerning policy ideas that you raise, so its not like you making them up But as I have mentioned in the past these extreme left policy suggestions are expensive or unrealistic or a combination of both of these. They basically " too socialist" if I can use a metaphor

Thanks for giving your opinion, I am not I see everything in the same way but its insightful and reasonable

Im also a little confused by what Hurlshot is alluding to, if I had to guess its because he thinks the way you described Bernies heart attack was callous and insensitive ...but Im not 100 % sure because I thought your comment was fine? Thats one of the reasons why I love the Internet and forums like this , ostensibly I can get involved in so many discussions and read interesting viewpoints from people who normally in RL I might feel it would be rude or lack decorum to participate in a certain debate because its not about me at all. This is what a community is guys

Yes but Trump is correct, the Kurds didnt help the USA in WW1 or the American Civil War....what does America owe them anyway But this just confirms what we already know, Trump has a very limited understanding of history and current events based on historical precedent outside the USA . No surprise really

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/turkey-syria-border-latest-updates-191008131745495.html Turkey has began its invasion of Northern Syria with the objective of defeating the Kurdish " terrorists " and repatriating Syrians who have been living in refugee camps in Turkey Its understandable if you consider the Turkish position, I just feel sorry for the Kurds who helped fight against ISIS