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To: frnewsjunkie
Truman was not going to fight a war on both sides of the US.. Atlantic and Pacific.

Your statement is so false and jumbled that it isn't even wrong. Nevertheless, let me try to untangle and debunk it:

Truman was sworn in as president on April 12, 1945. At that time, America was still at war with Germany (the Atlantic side) and still at war with Japan (the Pacific side). Germany surrendered roughly a month later. Meaning that Germany had already been knocked out of the war by the time (thank goodness!) the A bombs were dropped.

(Most of WWII was fought by the U.S. under the leadership of Roosevelt, not Truman - and it was fought mercilessly on both sides of our country - though the European theatre was given priority.)

So I don't understand what the hell you are trying to say.

Regards,

157 posted on 05/04/2024 11:56:58 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

Your rendition of WWII is from how history was written. I remember it in actuality. Either rendition can be correct or somewhat skewed. At the time, consensus was the bomb was too terrible and the aftermath was where no one had been before.
The United States had lost enough soldiers.. When Japan attacked the United States, and our ships, with our men and women on them.. Not prepared and overlooking indications of an attack, and it being shown on theater news, Truman was ready to end war or threat of war.. With the bomb. At the time, the thought of dropping it on any city was not a good idea.. It was horrible, but we didn’t start it. Japan would not stop until... They realized..
“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”


197 posted on 05/05/2024 6:28:09 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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