Thank God for the Atom Bomb?

Although I would like to say that i have a validated reason to why the atom bombs should not have been dropped, but unfortunatley i do not. To be honest I wish i knew more about the war than what i just learned in highschool history. This is a very very very important part of our American past and to not know the details is unfortunate for me. My general opinion would be that the bombs should not have been dropped becasue i just dont believe murdering innocent poeple is the way to stop something especially a war, but as i said before there is just so much more to it than "its not fair to kill innocent people". So about the reading, it was great for the author to include different opinions rather than just his own. People such as historian Michael Sherry who he said believed that we should have waited longer before dropping the bombs to create "second thoughts and restraints". But I wonder, How much delay is Sherry talking about here? Does he have a specific time to how long to think before making the decision? I guess since it was just a quote in the article, that he states into further detail about his views on what to do. Also, it was great that he included people who were enlisted as well. E B Sledge talked about how awful it was that Japanese soilders, women, civilians, and children!! fought the americans with what weapons they had ( rifles to bamboo spears). It is really heartbreaking that children were brought into the war and were killing other people. Not to go way off subject but it reminds me of this documentary I watched about the genocide in some parts of Africa. Men are kidnapping small children as little as 5 and brainwashing them to kill other people. They taught these children how to handle guns and the best way to kill a person.