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Why Is Pearl Harbor Justified
I think that the bombing by the United States was justified because the bomb saved lives and the Japanese cheap shot the U.S. at Pearl Harbor. For starters, the bomb saved lives. The bomb dropped by the Americans on the Japanese, saved many more American and Japanese lives. The Japanese said that they would never quit, as it was the dishonorable thing to do. If the Americans were to have tried to capture Japan, the Japanese citizens were prepared to commit seppoku. If the Americans were to have tried by force, many Americans would be wounded in the attempt. Next, the Americans were not in the wrong for bombing the Japanese because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor when the Americans were not in the war. This justified the Americans act because

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