Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?

REFLECTION-- Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? by Tanya Ashreena I agree to Stephen E. Ambrose's "Americas at War." I think that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. Although, I am against using nuclear weapons to win a war, and detest the fact that so many innocent lives got killed, and those that didn't got cancer, not mentioning the bombing led to a great deal of radiation into the air, I …

…factors mentioned above in mind, I believe that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the the best possible way to end the war as soon as possible, with minimal cost of human lives. Bibliography 1)Ambrose, E. Stephen, Americans at War (Jackson, The Berkeley Publishing Group, 1997). 2)"Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified?" "Rate it All" http://www.rateitall.com/i-48023-yes-both-were-justified.aspx 3)Long Douglas, "Was it Neccessary?" http://www.doug-long.com/hiroshim.htm