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Sorry, I confused Truman with Eisenhower. Still, I have a feeling I can find similar views even from him: > In 1953, he considered using nuclear weapons to end
by qersist3nce 5y ago
Sorry, I confused Truman with Eisenhower. Still, I have a feeling I can find similar views even from him:
> In 1953, he considered using nuclear weapons to end the Korean War, and may have threatened China with nuclear attack if an armistice was not reached quickly.
> He supported regime-changing military coups in Iran and Guatemala orchestrated by his own administration
> He approved the Bay of Pigs invasion, which was left to John F. Kennedy to carry out.
- davidw 5y agoThe biography was interesting. Other big misses were essentially keeping in place the health care system we have today, and not being much of a leader on civil rights issues.