In August 1945 my country dropped two atomic bombs on Japan killing by conservative estimates over 300,000 people and causing the linger deaths or illness of many more. Smart, able people debated the issues for and against this action. In the end it was decided the deaths that happened would be far less than deaths that would have happened if this strategy was not used. After reading others thoughts here I am hoping that the deciding vote was not cast by a person who job and career was threatened by his vote. I guess "the end does justify the means," or does it?

-bnp

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"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."

-- Mark Twain