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		By: Warren		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/09/david-barton-embellishes-george-washington-story-in-new-lds-movie-project/#comment-73796&quot;&gt;ken&lt;/a&gt;.

Hey, we&#039;re talking miracles here!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://wthrockmorton.com/2013/09/09/david-barton-embellishes-george-washington-story-in-new-lds-movie-project/#comment-73796">ken</a>.</p>
<p>Hey, we&#8217;re talking miracles here!</p>
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		By: Tom		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 17:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well then, miracles don&#039;t exist.
The Japanese had their &quot;Kamikaze&quot; or &quot;divine wind&quot; which wasn&#039;t so divine was it?
Maybe it was centuries ago..who is to say?
So tell me....the atomic bombs didn&#039;t end WWII...they helped. Do you really know about the &quot;luck&quot; or the &quot;miracle&quot; that ended it ?
If it wasn&#039;t a miracle, it certainly was a blessing to millions of Japanese and Americans.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well then, miracles don&#8217;t exist.<br />
The Japanese had their &#8220;Kamikaze&#8221; or &#8220;divine wind&#8221; which wasn&#8217;t so divine was it?<br />
Maybe it was centuries ago..who is to say?<br />
So tell me&#8230;.the atomic bombs didn&#8217;t end WWII&#8230;they helped. Do you really know about the &#8220;luck&#8221; or the &#8220;miracle&#8221; that ended it ?<br />
If it wasn&#8217;t a miracle, it certainly was a blessing to millions of Japanese and Americans.</p>
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		By: Tom Van Dyke		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 17:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With all do respect to contemporary opinions, &quot;history&quot; is far more concerned with what George Washington thought:
&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;[I]t would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the People of the United States, a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes: and may enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success, the functions allotted to his charge.
In tendering this homage to the Great Author of every public and private good I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own; nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than either. No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. &lt;b&gt;Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.&lt;/b&gt;
And in the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their United Government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted, cannot be compared with the means by which most Governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings which the past seem to presage.
These reflections, arising out of the present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my mind to be suppressed. You will join with me I trust in thinking, that there are none under the influence of which, the proceedings of a new and free Government can more auspiciously commence.&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/milestones/inaugural_address_about.html]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all do respect to contemporary opinions, &#8220;history&#8221; is far more concerned with what George Washington thought:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;[I]t would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official Act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who rules over the Universe, who presides in the Councils of Nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect, that his benediction may consecrate to the liberties and happiness of the People of the United States, a Government instituted by themselves for these essential purposes: and may enable every instrument employed in its administration to execute with success, the functions allotted to his charge.<br />
In tendering this homage to the Great Author of every public and private good I assure myself that it expresses your sentiments not less than my own; nor those of my fellow-citizens at large, less than either. No People can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the Affairs of men more than the People of the United States. <b>Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.</b><br />
And in the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their United Government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted, cannot be compared with the means by which most Governments have been established, without some return of pious gratitude along with an humble anticipation of the future blessings which the past seem to presage.<br />
These reflections, arising out of the present crisis, have forced themselves too strongly on my mind to be suppressed. You will join with me I trust in thinking, that there are none under the influence of which, the proceedings of a new and free Government can more auspiciously commence.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/milestones/inaugural_address_about.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/milestones/inaugural_address_about.html</a></p>
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		By: Tom		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good observation, Mr. Van Dyke.
I&#039;ll cut to the chase with the ending of WWII in short shrift:
It was eight days after Hiroshima and hostilities were still in full throttle.
Orders were given for another raid on the island of Honshu by our first &quot;stealth&quot; squadron of bombers (B-29s with their underneath painted a dull, un-reflective black...the shiny aluminum was a give away to klieg searchlights during night raids).
The men didn&#039;t want to go. &quot;Was this necessary? Surely the Japanese will capitulate?&quot; was the general sentiment.
Orders were orders.
The Last Mission took off.
Emperor Hirohito had decided that his people deserved peace after much debate. A recording of his voice calling for surrender was made at the Imperial Palace to be broadcast on Japanese radio the next day.
The Japanese Army garrison in Tokyo had other plans. To be specific, a palace &quot;coup&quot; to place Hirohito in &quot;protective custody&quot;, honor the Bushido code, and continue the war to the bitterest of ends.  The plan was the brainchild of a 22 year old Major Hatanaka.
The 315th Bomber Wing had been in the air for quite some time on its mission to Akita, where Japan&#039;s much needed and last oil refineries were located. This was to be the longest duration raid of the war also...15 hours in the air.  Its IP was Tokyo.
At the PRECISE time the palace coup was to take place, the 315th approached Tokyo from the east, and the Air Warden in charge of blackouts threw the SWITCH to all of Tokyo&#039;s electricity, leaving Hatanaka&#039;s coup in total darkness and confusion WHICH resulted in the recordings being kept safe and delivered for the broadcast the next day.
The men of the 315th completed their mission, unknowingly making the ultimate factor in bringing the war to an end.
These facts were not declassified until 1985.
Just think of all the &quot;what ifs&quot;.
Miracle, happenstance, chance, lady luck...call it what you will...but again for those who have FAITH it is easy to see the &quot;hand of Providence&quot;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good observation, Mr. Van Dyke.<br />
I&#8217;ll cut to the chase with the ending of WWII in short shrift:<br />
It was eight days after Hiroshima and hostilities were still in full throttle.<br />
Orders were given for another raid on the island of Honshu by our first &#8220;stealth&#8221; squadron of bombers (B-29s with their underneath painted a dull, un-reflective black&#8230;the shiny aluminum was a give away to klieg searchlights during night raids).<br />
The men didn&#8217;t want to go. &#8220;Was this necessary? Surely the Japanese will capitulate?&#8221; was the general sentiment.<br />
Orders were orders.<br />
The Last Mission took off.<br />
Emperor Hirohito had decided that his people deserved peace after much debate. A recording of his voice calling for surrender was made at the Imperial Palace to be broadcast on Japanese radio the next day.<br />
The Japanese Army garrison in Tokyo had other plans. To be specific, a palace &#8220;coup&#8221; to place Hirohito in &#8220;protective custody&#8221;, honor the Bushido code, and continue the war to the bitterest of ends.  The plan was the brainchild of a 22 year old Major Hatanaka.<br />
The 315th Bomber Wing had been in the air for quite some time on its mission to Akita, where Japan&#8217;s much needed and last oil refineries were located. This was to be the longest duration raid of the war also&#8230;15 hours in the air.  Its IP was Tokyo.<br />
At the PRECISE time the palace coup was to take place, the 315th approached Tokyo from the east, and the Air Warden in charge of blackouts threw the SWITCH to all of Tokyo&#8217;s electricity, leaving Hatanaka&#8217;s coup in total darkness and confusion WHICH resulted in the recordings being kept safe and delivered for the broadcast the next day.<br />
The men of the 315th completed their mission, unknowingly making the ultimate factor in bringing the war to an end.<br />
These facts were not declassified until 1985.<br />
Just think of all the &#8220;what ifs&#8221;.<br />
Miracle, happenstance, chance, lady luck&#8230;call it what you will&#8230;but again for those who have FAITH it is easy to see the &#8220;hand of Providence&#8221;.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good observation, Mr. Van Dyke.
I&#039;ll cut to the chase with the ending of WWII in short shrift:
It was eight days after Hiroshima and hostilities were still in full throttle.
Orders were given for another raid on the island of Honshu by our first &quot;stealth&quot; squadron of bombers (B-29s with their underneath painted a dull, un-reflective black...the shiny aluminum was a give away to klieg searchlights during night raids).
The men didn&#039;t want to go. &quot;Was this necessary? Surely the Japanese will capitulate?&quot; was the general sentiment.
Orders were orders.
The Last Mission took off.
Emperor Hirohito had decided that his people deserved peace after much debate. A recording of his voice calling for surrender was made at the Imperial Palace to be broadcast on Japanese radio the next day.
The Japanese Army garrison in Tokyo had other plans. To be specific, a palace &quot;coup&quot; to place Hirohito in &quot;protective custody&quot;, honor the Bushido code, and continue the war to the bitterest of ends.  The plan was the brainchild of a 22 year old Major Hatanaka.
The 315th Bomber Wing had been in the air for quite some time on its mission to Akita, where Japan&#039;s much needed and last oil refineries were located. This was to be the longest duration raid of the war also...15 hours in the air.  Its IP was Tokyo.
At the PRECISE time the palace coup was to take place, the 315th approached Tokyo from the east, and the Air Warden in charge of blackouts threw the SWITCH to all of Tokyo&#039;s electricity, leaving Hatanaka&#039;s coup in total darkness and confusion WHICH resulted in the recordings being kept safe and delivered for the broadcast the next day.
The men of the 315th completed their mission, unknowingly making the ultimate factor in bringing the war to an end.
These facts were not declassified until 1985.
Just think of all the &quot;what ifs&quot;.
Miracle, happenstance, chance, lady luck...call it what you will...but again for those who have FAITH it is easy to see the &quot;hand of Providence&quot;.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good observation, Mr. Van Dyke.<br />
I&#8217;ll cut to the chase with the ending of WWII in short shrift:<br />
It was eight days after Hiroshima and hostilities were still in full throttle.<br />
Orders were given for another raid on the island of Honshu by our first &#8220;stealth&#8221; squadron of bombers (B-29s with their underneath painted a dull, un-reflective black&#8230;the shiny aluminum was a give away to klieg searchlights during night raids).<br />
The men didn&#8217;t want to go. &#8220;Was this necessary? Surely the Japanese will capitulate?&#8221; was the general sentiment.<br />
Orders were orders.<br />
The Last Mission took off.<br />
Emperor Hirohito had decided that his people deserved peace after much debate. A recording of his voice calling for surrender was made at the Imperial Palace to be broadcast on Japanese radio the next day.<br />
The Japanese Army garrison in Tokyo had other plans. To be specific, a palace &#8220;coup&#8221; to place Hirohito in &#8220;protective custody&#8221;, honor the Bushido code, and continue the war to the bitterest of ends.  The plan was the brainchild of a 22 year old Major Hatanaka.<br />
The 315th Bomber Wing had been in the air for quite some time on its mission to Akita, where Japan&#8217;s much needed and last oil refineries were located. This was to be the longest duration raid of the war also&#8230;15 hours in the air.  Its IP was Tokyo.<br />
At the PRECISE time the palace coup was to take place, the 315th approached Tokyo from the east, and the Air Warden in charge of blackouts threw the SWITCH to all of Tokyo&#8217;s electricity, leaving Hatanaka&#8217;s coup in total darkness and confusion WHICH resulted in the recordings being kept safe and delivered for the broadcast the next day.<br />
The men of the 315th completed their mission, unknowingly making the ultimate factor in bringing the war to an end.<br />
These facts were not declassified until 1985.<br />
Just think of all the &#8220;what ifs&#8221;.<br />
Miracle, happenstance, chance, lady luck&#8230;call it what you will&#8230;but again for those who have FAITH it is easy to see the &#8220;hand of Providence&#8221;.</p>
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