Ernest Schaal wrote:

> You seem to conveniently forget that the Japanese military was mainly
> responsible for those deaths, expecting the civilians to fight the enemy and
> to commit suicide rather than surrender.

Right. It was the fault of the Japanese for all 100,000 deaths. No need to consider
American responsibility at all. Those Okinawans are a bunch of whiners.

> >> Please elaborate on what military methods (tactical or strategic) you find
> >> so "disturbing."
> >
> > Oh, shelling a certain village for three days before coming ashore, as seen in
> > one US film clip, or shooting at a fleeing young woman carrying a baby from
> > behind, as seen in another. Pouring flaming gasoline down into caves in which
> > civilians were hiding. Things like that.
>
> Military were also hiding in those caves and were shooting at Gis, or did
> you forget that?

Always? So why did Americans need to approach or to use translators, to even find
out if people were within?

> Did you forget that resistance was particularly intense
> from those caves?

Whatever you say.

Kill Chinese, bad. Criticize Chinese bad.

Kill Japanese/Okinawan civilians, ok. Criticize Japanese, good!

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