Friday, August 9, will mark the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki.
According to the Hiroshima Day Committee, "About 140,000 +/- 10,000 (including 20,000 soldiers) were dead by the end of December 1945; 90% of these are thought to have been killed within 2 weeks after the bombing."
Of those who didn't die, many suffered serious long-term illness.
Most were innocent civilians - men, women, and children.
The Geneva Conventions were adopted in the wake of World War II, establishing humanitarian standards for war, including the protection of civilians.
Still, innocent civilians continue to suffer and die in our wars.
We never seem to learn. And we never seem to care.
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