Lots of firsts for Trump.

@SusanInFlorida Different times. We were at war with a country that was never going to stop advancing without something horrific happening. And people in those days had no problem being racist against those who came from the enemy country.

@LordShadowfire actually, more people died in the firebombings of tokyo and dresden, than by nukes.

war crimes by today's standards.

but still, if i was harry truman with a nuclear bomb, i would have directed Japan's attention to some island with a military base on it. then had them look again after the island disappeared.

@SusanInFlorida I know. Me, too. But part of his reasoning (not that I agree with it) was he needed to prove that the emperor didn't care about his people. He wanted a huge tragedy that he could then blame on Hirohito's stubbornness.

Did it work? Absolutely. The Japanese people demanded an end to the war after that point. But I think you're right. It could have been done without the loss of life.

@LordShadowfire Small point of order... At the time of the Hiroshima bombing, the US had a total of 2 atomic bombs in inventory. And used them both. Since the political position was to save "American" lives by not invading the home Islands, Truman really had no choice. And a warning shot was not an option,.😷

@whowasthatmaskedman I mean, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, and neither of us were there, but I disagree.