Even though this has absolutely nothing to do with Iraq:
Operation Downfall (what would have happened without the dropping of the atomic bombs - terrible acts that hopefully never happen again) would have resulted in an estimated 456,000 - 1,200,000 casualties, with Japanese loses (assuming a large scale participation by Japanese civilians) estimated at 5 - 10 million.
Operation Downfall (what would have happened without the dropping of the atomic bombs - terrible acts that hopefully never happen again) would have resulted in an estimated 456,000 - 1,200,000 casualties, with Japanese loses (assuming a large scale participation by Japanese civilians) estimated at 5 - 10 million.
