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Wow. I knew about Truman’s “rain of ruin” threat [1], but I always thought it was a bluff. Today I learned it was not a bluff at all. [1]https://www.trumanlibr
by credit_guy 7y ago
Wow. I knew about Truman’s “rain of ruin” threat [1], but I always thought it was a bluff. Today I learned it was not a bluff at all.
[1]https://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=100 https://www.trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=100
- MR4D 7y agoYeah - it's amazing how poorly the history of the end of the war in the Pacific has been told. The lesson is fairly different once you learn the reality. Also, a fantastic link that you shared!