Was that really his call? Honest question. I don't know. [Edit: Seems the answer is yes.]

| Register

Was that really his call? Honest question. I don't know. [Edit: Seems the answer is yes.]

Author: NedoftheHill (28333 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)

Posted at 11:03 pm on Aug 12, 2019

View All

You make a good point, though. Did we really have to go after Iwo Jima? Why not leapfrog it. Wasn't the Japanese Navy pretty much destroyed by then?

Or, did we need it as a landing strip for bombers for the invasion of Japan? Seems like we could have found something closer, but I make that statement in ignorance.

[Edits: After posting the above, I googled this issue. Here is the wikipedia link discussing the strategic importance (or lack thereof): Wikipedia: Battle of Iwo Jima -- Strategic Importance

Also, it seems (again, per Wikipedia) that Nimitz did make this happen: Wikipedia: Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima -- American Planning]

This message has been edited 7 time(s).

First Freedom, then Glory—when that fails, wealth, vice, corruption—barbarism at last. - Byron

Replies to: "Was that really his call? Honest question. I don't know. [Edit: Seems the answer is yes.]"

macarthur...the most overrated general? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:12pm 8/12/19 (14) [View All]
- Halsey? Almost blew Leyte and sailed his fleet into a typhoon. [NT] - Iggle - 9:30am 8/13/19
  - Ryan's conclusions were all wrong. Halsey acted stupidly. [NT] - LehighND - 9:39am 8/13/19
    - Prepare for a "Crazy Ivan"... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:51am 8/13/19
- Admiral Nimitz got my uncle killed on Iwo Jima for no good reason - PBHangingChad - 10:55pm 8/12/19
  - In retrospect it was a bad call. It wasn’t useful for naval or army staging. - Frank L - 12:18am 8/13/19
  - Was that really his call? Honest question. I don't know. [Edit: Seems the answer is yes.] - NedoftheHill - 11:03pm 8/12/19
- McClellan had the enemy’s battle plans & outnumbered Lee 2 to 1 at Antietam & still lost. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:21pm 8/12/19
  - Lee is among the best despite being on the losing side. yet, I know certain posters - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:48pm 8/12/19
    - The Hillary Clinton of his generation, it seems. [NT] - LehighND - 9:43am 8/13/19
      - He wore mumus at the end? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:51am 8/13/19
- Officers are overrated. The enlisted is the backbone of the military... - Domer From Hell - 10:19pm 8/12/19
  - like any organization [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:38pm 8/12/19
- Or Bobby Lee. [NT] - Frank L - 10:14pm 8/12/19
  - Yes and no...but I am starting to lean to saying that Bobby L 2 "e's" wasn't the best. - NedoftheHill - 11:45pm 8/12/19