[I. M. Trenchant]

Nonetheless, it is well to bear in mind that Dwight Eisenhower and Curtis LeMay, who was generally viewed as being among the most hawkish of U.S. commanders, opposed the use of the atom bomb in 1945, both believing that, in LeMay's words, a few more conventional bombings would have sufficed to "bring Japan to her kness".

[I. M. Trenchant]

Correcting a 'typo' in the last word of post #19

Nonetheless, it is well to bear in mind that Dwight Eisenhower and Curtis LeMay, who was generally viewed as being among the most hawkish of U.S. commanders, opposed the use of the atom bomb in 1945, both believing that, in LeMay's words, a few more conventional bombings would have sufficed to "bring Japan to her knees".