What would have happened if we did not drop the Nukes on Japanese Cities in WW2? (Indochina, surrender)

[leilaniguy]

It took ten years to cram Democracy down their throats, and also we didn't trust them.

[TKramar]

Obviously, we still don't trust them, since we have military personnel stationed there even today.

[North Beach Person]

We still have military bases in our former enemies' countries because of the Cold War, North Korea's continuing danger, and as a method of rapid deployment and power projection if necessary. We have given up bases around the world, Subic Bay in the Phillippines comes immediately to mind and plans are underway to move off of Okinawa. The European bases have been down-sized, generally, in terms of manpower based aboard them.

You might ask why we have a base aboard Diego Garcia.

[TKramar]

We don't need to project power, however. We need to stick to our own country's defense--and do it in the manner that China did long ago, before we interfered. Close the borders to everyone.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by TKramar

We don't need to project power, however. We need to stick to our own country's defense--and do it in the manner that China did long ago, before we interfered. Close the borders to everyone.

When one becomes a superpower, by default because of WW II, you don't have much of a choice. Isolationism was paid for at a high price 1939-1945.

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by TKramar

If you stay out of their country, it's harder for them to kill "your own".

Japan got in our face; they deserved what they got---------especially factoring in the Japanese atrocities uncovered after WW II.

[TKramar]

If you steal from me, I'm going to get in your face too. And you'll deserve every punch I throw at you.

[TKramar]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

When one becomes a superpower, by default because of WW II, you don't have much of a choice. Isolationism was paid for at a high price 1939-1945.

Isolationism was a good policy that FDR ruined for us.

[leilaniguy]

It can also be argued that if we had occupied Germany after WWI, WWII would not have occurred.

[TKramar]

Well, they might have chafed more under our rule, and rebelled. But we could probably have quickly quashed any such rebellion mercilessly.

Simple facts are that we've gotten involved in foreign wars far more often than necessary.