Remember that Truman lied and called Hiroshima a military base, but cities were always the targets.https://twitter.com/Horganism/status/679611285194059776 …
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@Horganism@davidcnswanson@wellerstein Saw that. But the accusation didn't seem wholly convincing.
@doug_arlington @Horganism @davidcnswanson There's no evidence that Truman understood the targets — and much to indicate that he did not.
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@wellerstein @doug_arlington@Horganism What would evidence that a president knew a list of cities was a list of cities look like? -
@davidcnswanson@wellerstein@Horganism Also, as I think@wellerstein posts & links show, the close proximity of schools to Nagasaki target. -
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@davidcnswanson@Horganism At which point he expresses something like regret, briefly, before committing to his narrative. -
@wellerstein @doug_arlington@Horganism He does? Where does he express regret? -
@davidcnswanson @doug_arlington@Horganism His talk w/Wallace about killing "all those kids" on Aug 10th, before he reasserted control. -
@wellerstein @doug_arlington@Horganism Wallace said he opposed killing MORE. No regret or apology. -
@davidcnswanson @doug_arlington@Horganism I said "something like regret" — there's a dramatic shift in tone from his earlier attitudes.
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@wellerstein@Horganism@davidcnswanson 1/2 Thanks. Further clarification: meaning HT didn't understand the civilian nature of the targets? -
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@Horganism@davidcnswanson was tilted by Stimson to emphasize Kyoto = civilian, Hiroshima = military. -
@wellerstein @doug_arlington@Horganism Yes it's an interesting point but Truman, at best, believed what he wanted to believe
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@wellerstein@Horganism@davidcnswanson 2/2 Thanks for great informative posts covering many different aspects of the topic.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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