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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by switchbak on Tuesday September 30, 2014 @10:11PM (#8392476)
I'm sure you're trying to make a point here. But the fact is upwards of 80 THOUSAND people died immediately. Not sure what this hair splitting accomplishes.
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Re:Declassified photos from Tinian Island as the B-29 “Enola... by fredup on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @01:57PM (#8396413)
I'm not trying to make a point. I just got the impression that upwards of 200,000 people were incinerated in the bombings, but I was skeptical of that number. I investigated a bit and just wanted to leave a note that the number was incorrect.

I don't think 120,000 lives qualifies as splitting hairs. I thought I was delivering good news, but judging by my karma, it has not been well received.

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