Friday, May 1, 2009

Presidents and Twits

Jon Stewart called Harry Truman a war criminal for ordering the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. My father served in the Pacific Theater during World War 2 and fought on Anguar Island and the Philippines. Dad's unit was among those slated to make the initial landings, and there was a damn good chance he would have been killed. Had he died he would not have returned home to my mother to have and raise a daughter and two sons. Had Truman not ordered the dropping of those bombs I might not be here. That's a good enough reason for me.

Bill Whittle breaks it down and takes Stewart apart by the numbers. It is a beautiful thing to behold.

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