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From: twiss@stolaf.UUCP (Thomas S. Twiss)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: addendum to my flame
Message-ID: <1350@stolaf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 18:49:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  2 18:49:35 1984
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..!akgua!rjb :  (paraphrased)

>	The use of the bomb brought about a merciful close to WWII

____________________

Merciful?!?!?   All those people killed??   Many suffering still from
radiation sickness??  Those that didn't die immediately suffered
*horribly* from radiation sickness.  I don't know if I can resolve the
question because, morally, it's very complex.  But how can we possibly
refer to the destruction caused by the nuclear bombs "merciful"?!?!?!?!

Lookout, 1984... here we come!

					Tom Twiss
				...!ihnp4!stolaf!twiss