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U.S. Presence Stirs Up Debate in Hiroshima |
The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2010
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The attendance of a U.S. ambassador at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on Friday was met with frustration from some survivors but caused little stir with U.S. veterans.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos was the first U.S. representative to attend the annual memorial, laying a wreath in the ceremony.
For the U.S., the attendance was intended as a show of respect for World War II victims and an occasion to support its nuclear nonproliferation goals.
"For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realize a world without nuclear weapons," Mr. Roos said in a statement.
Survivors said they would have preferred a U.S. apology for the atomic-bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A U.S. apology would be highly unlikely.
In the U.S., reaction was muted to the Obama administration's decision to send Mr. Roos to attend the ceremony.
Joe Davis, a spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, said the nonprofit group didn't have an official position on Mr. Roos's visit.
"It all depends on how you want to view it," he said. "I don't see his appearance as an apology."
He said the overwhelming majority of World War II veterans felt that dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki hastened the end of the war. |
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