Re: Oh come on now SDAI
I think you missed the point.
You make a good comparison between Hirohito and Saddam but in the end that is irrelevant to the argument.
Hasn't this argument been more about a post-saddam environment?
In which case a comparison of the Japanese and Iraqi peoples is more relevant.
Were there any factions/races in Japan that wanted to take advantage of the leadership's defeat and rise up to be independent?
Were there any Japanese races/factions residing in other countries that wanted to join in the indepence movement?
In short, which sections of Japan would be causing a region-wide tumult and revolution?
Post WW11 Japan and post-Saddam Iraq could not be more different.
Cheers,
Tony