Was Harry S. Truman a War Crimminal?

[Dozyproductions]

That makes a lot of sense...

this thread was needing the suttle

[Farbin Kaiber]

That makes a lot of sense...

[Alkasquawlik]

The Truman Doctrine was not founded solely on the presumption of a nuclear arms race, persay, but rather on disagreements over how to restructure Europe.

Even more so on the containment of communism.

[Alkasquawlik]

Your dates are off too. You said yourself that they didn't test their first bomb until 1949.

Maybe you should get your dates and background info right before saying that the Soviets weren't a threat. Everybody knows that the Soviets were considered a post war threat even before the war was over.

He stated that the Soviets didn't drop the first bomb until 1949. Obviously WWII was over by that time.

Hiroshima bomb (dropped by Americans) - 1945

Truman Doctrine - 1947

Soviet's first atomic bomb - 1949

Is that clear enough for you?

[iamsam]

Its pretty simple really. Before the war was over (when we were still allied with the Soviet Union), it was known that the Soviets would be a threat once the war ended.

i see where you are coming from, just sounded funny at first. Well never mind then, carry on...

EDIT: sheesh things are moving fast in this thread. every time i make a post, i am already like 5 posts too late...

[Dozyproductions]

well, it can actually make sense i guess...

:)

[iamsam]

that actually made sense. so I'm

oh it just sounds funny, Soviets were considered a POST WAR thread BEFORE the war was over. Can I at this time consider say North Korea as a Post war-on-terror threat?

well, it can actually make sense i guess...

[mrsleeve]

The Truman Doctrine was not founded solely on the presumption of a nuclear arms race, persay, but rather on disagreements over how to restructure Europe.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Isnt that what I just said in the post hOlmes didn't understand in regards to the truman doctrine ??????

[pbr87]

Its pretty simple really. Before the war was over (when we were still allied with the Soviet Union), it was known that the Soviets would be a threat once the war ended.

Your usage of "post" and "before" in the same sentence was very unbecoming of someone who is supposedly so logical.

[der affe]

this is going to hurt, but in a small aspect tom is right. we always saw russia as a threat, more as a threat in the way of communism and Stalin, not so much russia itself.

germany was ther larger threat and we needed them to help tie up germany on 2 fronts to defeat them. we also need them to help tie up japan, the second larger threat, by way of china. we were allies by necesstiy, not really choice.
it was decided to defeat germany first, than japan and THEN deal with what might happen with russia after the war. we knew it would not be good though.

dropping the a bomb had little to do with the threat to russia. besides shouldn't you be rooting for communism tom?
are you butt hurt it failed in russia?

do a little reading, the invasion of japan was estimated to cost some possable 1.5-2 million mre american/allied lives and drag things on 1 or more years.

if you want to crap on truman, attact some of his later dealings, not his decision to drop the bomb.

[pbr87]

Your dates are off too. You said yourself that they didn't test their first bomb until 1949.

Maybe you should get your dates and background info right before saying that the Soviets weren't a threat. Everybody knows that the Soviets were considered a post war threat even before the war was over.

The Truman Doctrine was not founded solely on the presumption of a nuclear arms race, persay, but rather on disagreements over how to restructure Europe.

[LBJefferies]

let me just highlight that phrase.

(hint: observe the usage of the words "post" and "before")

Its pretty simple really. Before the war was over (when we were still allied with the Soviet Union), it was known that the Soviets would be a threat once the war ended.

[Dozyproductions]

let me just highlight that phrase.

(hint: observe the usage of the words "post" and "before")

that actually made sense. so I'm

[iamsam]

Your dates are off too. You said yourself that they didn't test their first bomb until 1949.

Maybe you should get your dates and background info right before saying that the Soviets weren't a threat. Everybody knows that the Soviets were considered a post war threat even before the war was over.

let me just highlight that phrase.

(hint: observe the usage of the words "post" and "before")

[mrsleeve]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

seems fairly coherent to me.

do I need to break down engish for you????? I leave out some things because we are talking about an A bomb attack/threat so I kinda assume you can connect the fucking dots.

Farbin
lol and to think I feel asleep and took a little nappy, while all the luz was going on so I could not insult hOlmes in real time and had to wait till the end.