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Thread #105972   Message #2184650
Posted By: Bill D
01-Nov-07 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obit: Paul Tibbets
Subject: RE: BS: Obit: Paul Tibbets
Enola is gay again, her son is home- R.I.P.... but folks will argue forever about whether Tibbets' flight was 'necessary'. After 4 years of that war (in which we WERE attacked), very few doubted that ending it suddenly was a good idea. Almost no one really visualized what the lasting effects of the A-Bomb would be.

Tibbets was a dedicated airman, and could easily have NOT returned from that mission. I'm glad he stood firm in his belief that he did the best thing he could.