tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post316636784494534785..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: Lest we forgetrhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-91841347556151282112008-08-08T17:40:00.000-04:002008-08-08T17:40:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone, for commenting. Ruth, I incorpo...Thanks, everyone, for commenting. <BR/><BR/>Ruth, I incorporated your comment into an update int he main post.<BR/><BR/>afeather, it's not a Republican thing. Woodrow Wilson (World War I), FDR (World War II), Truman (Korea), and Kennedy/Johnson (Viet Nam) were all Democrats. General William Tecumseh Sherman said it best: war is hell.<BR/><BR/>Jeannelle, I knew about the Enola Gay but I had to look up the name of the other plane (true confessions time). It was piloted by a man named Bock, hence the pun on Boxcar.<BR/><BR/>and yellow swordfish, welcome to this side of the pond! You are the first British -- sorry, I mean English -- commenter on this blog. I found yours by following Ruth Hull Chatlein's award to your wife's blog and then to yours. Congratulations to you both.<BR/><BR/>Your comment borders on the mind-boggling.<BR/><BR/>Do you Brits (Engs?)really say "Pip, pip" and "Cheerio" or is that just in old movies?rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-29691039303511767282008-08-08T15:03:00.000-04:002008-08-08T15:03:00.000-04:00I was informed recently of an interesting side not...I was informed recently of an interesting side note on this although I have not seen confirmation. I was told that Japanese citizens who were close to the blast but who survived it and went on to lead full and - one hopes - normal lives, had amongst their population a much smaller than average rate of death from cancers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-69426365106947098202008-08-08T00:25:00.000-04:002008-08-08T00:25:00.000-04:00Thank you for this reminder of events, that, yes, ...Thank you for this reminder of events, that, yes, should never ever be forgotten. <BR/><BR/>I can't recall that I've ever before heard the name of plane which dropped the bomb on Nagasaki......Bockscar. I know the bomb was instrumental in ending the war, but I've always wondered how Harry Truman felt afterwards about that decision, considering the horrendous outcome for so many civilians.Jeannellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506888396193293867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-53494019798555102312008-08-07T14:46:00.000-04:002008-08-07T14:46:00.000-04:00It doesn't surprise me that Bush/Cheney who have n...It doesn't surprise me that Bush/Cheney who have never been to war would enter one so cavalierly. It shocks me that McCain would be right there pushing for more, given what he has gone through. And the sad thing, is that from all recorded history we know, war has yet to end war. Perhaps it's time to look at other solutions. The toll has been indeed horrific over the written history of man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-79566203410160786312008-08-07T10:55:00.000-04:002008-08-07T10:55:00.000-04:00The Soviet Union had horrific losses too.May we ne...The Soviet Union had horrific losses too.<BR/><BR/>May we never see another global war again.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.com