Posted on 06/08/2019 1:23:57 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
When Truman took office after Roosevelt's death in April 1945, he knew relatively nothing about the grand strategy of World War II. No one had told him anything about the ongoing atomic bomb project...But for the next seven-plus years, Truman shocked the country.
Over the objections of many in his Cabinet, he ordered the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan.
Over the objections of most of the State Department, he recognized the new state of Israel.
Over the objections of the Roosevelt holdovers, he broke with wartime ally the Soviet Union and crafted the foundations of Cold War communist containment.
Over the objections of many in the Pentagon, he integrated the armed forces.
Over the objections of some of his advisers, he sent troops to the Korean peninsula to save South Korea from North Korean invasion.
Over the objections of civil libertarians, he created the CIA.
Over the objections of most Americans, he relieved controversial five-star general and American hero Douglas MacArthur of his duties.
Naturally, there were widespread calls in the press for Truman to resign...
When a reviewer for the Washington Post trashed Truman's daughter's concert performance, Truman physically threatened him.
"It seems to me that you are a frustrated old man who wishes he could have been successful," Truman wrote in a letter to critic Paul Hume. "Someday I hope to meet you. When that happens, you'll need a new nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!"
He reportedly said of MacArthur's firing: "I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."
Truman was supposed to be slaughtered in the 1948 election...
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
Nine days after D-Day, the Marines landed on Saipan. If it had been necessary, the invasion of Japan would have made D-Day look like a dress rehearsal.
President Trump is one of a kind.
Of course. The only great Presidents since 1900 have been Truman, Reagan, and Trump.
I was saying this two weeks after he announced. Everybody else was saying Andrew Jackson...no, it was Truman.
VDH ping!
Then there’s the whole starting the CIA thing...
Truman was ingrained and indept to the Missouri DNC crime syndicate. I will say he did have some balls, but in the end, just average. Eisenhower accomplished much more domestically.
I just know things.
Harry Truman: The ‘Senator From Pendergast’ Got His Start With Missouri Political Machine
By Amanda Honigfort
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/harry-truman-senator-pendergast-got-his-start-missouri-political-machine
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