Reading Response #2

Jiahao Hua
Writing 121
Kate Ristau
Reading Response #2
10/05/2009

Reading Response for the U.S Was Right

In the article The U.S Was Right, the author illustrate the reason why the U.S. government decided to drop an atomic bomb to Japan. The Japanese government tried to teach their soldiers and citizens would rather dead prefer surrender. Therefore, many militaries and common people choose to suicide and fight to the last person during the war between the USA and Japan. As a consequence, the U.S government decided to use atomic bomb to stop this farce. On the other hand, the reason why the author Connor believe the U.S was right is that if atomic bomb was not be dropped into Japan, millions of people, both American and Japanese would lose their life, because Japanese thought they need to fight to the death. For instance: When Kwajalein was invaded in February 1944, Japanese officers slashed at American tanks with samurai sword; their men held grenades against the sides of tanks in an effort to disable them (Connor 535). Connor’s arguments do make me agree with. Actually, before reading this article, I thought dropped an atomic bomb to Japan is so harmful, many people lose their life and their later generation is influenced by it. However, when the statistics was showed to me, I found the people dead under the atomic bomb is far little than if the U.S. not to do it. All in all, I am agree with Connor.