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I don't like Truman because he dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Th1onein Oct 2013 #1
FDR oversaw the development of the nuclear weapons that MineralMan Oct 2013 #6
Personally, I think that dropping the bombs was the right move. Dpm12 Oct 2013 #8
Whether it ended the war early or not is debateable. Th1onein Nov 2013 #21
And I like him...for exactly the same reason. Poddy Fries Oct 2013 #14
Welcome to DU. Enjoy your stay. Th1onein Nov 2013 #20
He created the CIA. Downwinder Oct 2013 #2
Truman has a lot to recommend him el_bryanto Oct 2013 #3
Being a young kid when Truman left office, I do remember he was unpopular then.... dmosh42 Oct 2013 #4
He did not replace MacArthur because of MacArthur's attitude. ieoeja Oct 2013 #7
He could have done something about HUAC & McCarthyism, but instead he helped feed the fear. . . Journeyman Oct 2013 #5
One of the best Presidents in the history of this country... trumad Oct 2013 #9
What happened to your Truman avatar?? madinmaryland Oct 2013 #10
Fucking Pitt stole it. trumad Oct 2013 #12
Thought you might like this and fucking Pitt is not the reason... madinmaryland Oct 2013 #17
Already read it... trumad Oct 2013 #18
Yeah. Dallas is in first in the NFC Least. Someone in that division madinmaryland Oct 2013 #19
Saved us from a military coup, insured civilian rule of the military. CK_John Oct 2013 #11
"Truman was the last authentic American, with all the characteristic faults and virtues of the breed KamaAina Oct 2013 #13
Thomas Dewey would have been far worse. roamer65 Oct 2013 #15
Helped kick start civil rights by desegregating armed forces. The Midway Rebel Oct 2013 #16
If he'd had a no-no, he wouldn't have had that nickname HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #22
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