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Originally Posted by abc_123
kgoerz,
IMO, to be more accurate, the japanese war crimminals did not really get away. They were never really pursued with the same vigor as in the european theater. From what I understand, Gen MacArthur was not a proponent of war-crimes trials and the trials that were conducted in the Pacific were the absolute minimum that was politically acceptable. MacArthur's primary interests were in stability during the occupation and setting the conditions for the creation of a new Japanese government that could exist peacefully going forward.
As far as their society being peace-loving today... IMO you can chalk that up to the grade A, made in the USA, industrial strength ass whipping that we put on them in WWII followed by a good ole' American occupation army.
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You probably read the same History Books I did. They weren't even pursued is right. There were a couple that served a few years. MacArthur and others just had the, lets move on now attitude.
The guest speaker at my SEAR Graduation was a POW in Japan. He started getting more and more angry as he spoke. By the end he was on a rant about Japan. After what he told us, he had every right. Great guy, cant remember his name.
Everyone was a little shocked afterwords, room was silent. Guy next to me whispered to me "I bet he doesn't drive a Jap Car"