Talk:Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.

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[edit] death

this article says nothing about his death. Buckner was one of the 12,513 killed on Okinawa.

Climie.ca 20:13, 11 April 2007 (UTC) Cam

From my readings there seems to be some controversy over Buckner's service in Okinawa. It appears that many of his subordinates during the Battle of Okinawa felt Buckner was not fit to command, and that excessive causalities on both sides resulted. Surprisingly, in his memoirs, General Douglas MacArthur also stated the same about other battles as U.S. forces moved toward Okinawa and Japan. Has anyone analyzed the end of the Pacific War from this perspective?

Note: there was also a eugenics program in Japan that targeted individuals with inferior genetics. This may be important if we take a closer look at the fact that the genocide that took place in Okinawa cleared out the poorest of the Okinawans. Coincidence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.2.138.203 (talk) 07:53, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

The above may be ok for discussion on this talk page but is not to be included in the article. Twice you have added it into the article. This is inconsistent with wikipedia's policies on original research and verifiability. Please brief yourself on these policies and do not re-add the above. Thank you. Bstone (talk) 08:13, 18 January 2008 (UTC)