Alex WellersteinVerified account

Remember that Truman lied and called Hiroshima a military base, but cities were always the targets.https://twitter.com/Horganism/status/679611285194059776 …

. @davidcnswanson @wellerstein says Truman was confused about military/civilian distinction.

@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.

@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.

@doug_arlington @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?