[jjotto]

Truman’s private papers and interviews showed no special agony beyond a natural aversion to regrettable tasks of any war.

[fatnotlazy]

Well, I did say it was a legend.

Anyway, regardless of how good or bad a president Truman was, I give him credit for making the tough decisions. I just look at Truman, then I look at Obama. No comparison.

[KarlInOhio]

The question was whether to burn a city to the ground with one new bomb or tens of thousands of incendiary bombs dropped by hundreds of planes. The immediate effects were similar and I doubt anyone thought enough about radioactivity or long term cancer to even brief Truman on it.