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Diamond Member
The Truman we think we know is a fictional character invented by the liberal media. The feisty "give'em hell" political persona is an invention. In reality Truman was a timid clothing store owner who's education was limited to the management of a small town business and he was lucky enough to be elected to the senate when nobody cared. Truman authorized the nuclear attack on Japan with two A-bombs while Japan was frantically trying to negotiate surrender terms through our ally at the time, Joe Stalin. Truman was instructed by the remnants of the FDR administration not to negotiate with the Japanese and he followed orders just like he did in WW1. Truman didn't ask for authorization to send Troops to Korea. They were sent by executive order so Korea is Truman's responsibility from beginning to end. The liberal media wasn't interested in the conflict at the time and give 'em hell Harry got away with a truce at the cost of 50,000 Americans lost in three years. The media still supported him but the grass roots American public hated him so much that he could not withstand a primary fight for his 2nd full term so he retired from politics under a cloud and jumped in his Buick and drove back to Missouri.