Thread:Comments:Hiroshima marks 65th atomic bombing anniversary/forget manicheism/reply (3)

The war could have ended sooner. The reason they were a beaten country, they wanted to surrender but the US said no because in their surrender agreement the Japanese Emperor would stay in power(1). And 68 civilian died (most of which were friendly fire)(2)

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan#Divisions_within_the_Japanese_leadership (2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor#Sunday_December_7.2C_1941 (2) http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=17 (2) http://www.taphilo.com/history/war-deaths.shtml (2) http://www.angelfire.com/ia/totalwar/PearlHarbor.html