Pros And Cons Of President Truman

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President Truman, should not give Japan any specific warning. Demand unconditional surrender and drop the bomb if Japan refuses. Because they bomb us so we should be able to, each have are share. But why should we not give the Japanese any description? It’s because we don’t want them knowing what is coming and what to expect, also we don’t want them getting prepared. But one choice we should definitely not do is, invade Japan with millions of troops. Because they will be a problem, which is are soldiers we will lose lots risking our life’s which will be a very big risk to us. Another choice could be used is inviting the Japanese to a test demonstration firing of one A-bomb in a desert. But that could lead to anything, such as fighting, the

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