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To: Grainne who wrote (107788)	8/27/2005 12:27:24 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

"Disingenuous" and "self-serving" hardly add up to "dishonorable", nor to character assassination. They are characterizations of a particular remark. When a poster is as relentlessly negative as you are about our country's elected leadership, its policies, and its history, you should not expect kissy-poo's in return. Multiple considerations underlie most every decision made by anyone at any time. Usually we consider pros and cons, weight them, and make our choice. To do otherwise in a matter as serious as the decision to employ atomic weapons would be no less than dereliction of duty. I have not the slightest doubt that ending the war quickly was THE motive for Truman's decision. He was obliged then to consider all other ramifications. If our possession of the atomic weapon might give pause to Soviet ambitions for further postwar conquest, then that would fall in the positive category as a serendipitous outcome of a decision made for another overriding reason. Negative ramifications were equally considered. You seem to downplay the significance of Soviet ambitions in the aftermath of the war. As it was, hundreds of millions in Europe were locked behind an Iron Curtain for decades to follow. Have you forgotten all those who were gunned down trying to escape from East Berlin? What do you think would have happened to Japan had the Soviets shared the postwar occupation? More or less on this subject, you might find this thought-provoking: In case we find ourselves starting to believe all the anti-American sentiment and negativity about our government and its policies, we should remember England's Prime Minister, Tony Blair's words to his own people. During a recent interview, he was asked by one of his Parliament members as to why he believes so much in America. And does he think America is on the right track? Blair's reply --"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out."