Should we in the rest of the world be scared of USA? ( Archived) (765)

That would never happen....

I am VERY POSITIVE it will not.

But thats what is the real thing to be scared of i think.

It's hard to believe they would do that. They seem peaceful.

who owns the media?

who wants to keep "terror" alive and well?


"massive" Al Qaeida talk about oxymoron.


whats that old addage about finger pointing, apply it to news outlets and you get a much clearer picture of who the real fea mongers are..

hase 1 was Operation Olympic; the invasion of Kyushu. This was to prepare the following invasion of Hokkido north of Tokyo in Operation Cornet.
It would start with the 40th Inf div and the 158th RCT invading small islands south of Kyushu so as to set up early warning radar stations for the invasion fleet.The 3rd and 5th Fleets would support the invasion with over 66 carriers with 2649 naval and marine aircraft.
On Kyushu the Eastern assault force would consist of the 25, 33, and 41st Inf div.The Southern assault force would have the 1st Cav, the 43rd, and the Americal Inf div.The Western Assault force would land the 2, 3, and 5th Marine div. this was to all start Nov 1. On Nov 8 the reserve force would land the 81st, 98th Inf, and the 11th Airborne div. This was to prepare the island as one big air and logistical base for Cornet.

Facing the 14 American Div would be 14 Japanese div, 7 independent mixed brigades, tank bigades, and SNLF forces. this would amount to about 790000 defenders vs the invading 550000 Americans.
On the Eastern shore would be the 156th, 212th and the 154th Inf Div. Reserves were the 25th and 77th Inf div. The south would have the 86th Inf div and 1 mixed inf brigade(strength as a RCT).
The Marines would have the toughest time with the 146th, 206th, and the 303rd inf div manning the beaches with the 6th Armored brigade, 125th mixed inf brigade, and 4th Artillery Division command. The 25th and 77th were also in stiking distance if the Eastern shore held.

Admiral William Leahy estimated that there would be over 250000 Casualties on Kyushu alone. MacArthur's chief of intelligence estimated that by the fall of 1946 casualties for the entire operation would be 1 million, MacArthurs staff even considered THAT a conservative estimate. Forcasts indicated that there would be 1000 Japanese and American casualties every hour .




My response was not nearly as insulting as the original author of this thread. When I speak of casualties my point was/is that there would have been tremendous casualties on both sides. It would have been very hard to justify the deaths of Americans to their families during the invasion and far more Japanese would have died and suffered as a result of the invasion than suffered from the bombs. It was the choice of the lesser of two evils. It was an unavoidable action and an unavoidable war.
Remember the American actions after the war. Millions of American dollars were invested in rebuilding Japan and helped make it the country what it is today. We're not saints. I am ashamed of what President Bush has done to this country in regards to Iraq in particular but there is only so much that an average citizen can do. I did my part to help get Obama elected. All I can do now is to hope for the best and live my life correctly and with honor. Peace to you my Irish friend.

Al Qaeida is just a misunderstood group of people. I'm sure they mean no harm to anyone.

Hi Al ... Indy ..

No clue .. thats what i read.

not much in this media orchestrated world makes sense...