David Buchanan wrote:
>
> DLT, Dan and all moqers:
>
> Bet you a buck Truman prayed about the decision to drop the bomb. It's
> not the same as consulting DQ, whatever that might mean, but I think
> there is a universal instinct to gaze upward at great moments, if you
> know what I mean.
>
> If Truman dropped acid, he probably wouldn't have dropped the bomb, but
> he would likely be injured by it too. Glove's correct to point out that
> tripping is not something one jumps into without some preparation. There
> are lots of things like that, being President of the US or flying the
> plane that dropped the big one are handy examples. Its an old joke among
> those who are "experienced", the idea that peace would be possible if
> the nation's leaders dosed together just once, but DLT propably already
> knows that, eh?
>
> But even if Truman just based the decision on the highest moral patterns
> available to him, intellectual patterns, then he doesn't even need DQ to
> say no. There are already laws on the books, and they were on the books
> at the time too. And don't confuse "the law" of the social level, the
> ten comandments and such, with legal rights and principles.
Hi Dave
In modern warfare, means justify ends. In as much as Truman was faced
with ending WWII as expediently as possible I still believe he chose
Dynamically and therefore morally when he ordered dropped atomic bombs
on Japan, if circumstances of that time are considered. It's all part of
giving "The Devil" his due, I suppose. If Truman looked to God for
answers, it was The Devil who responded.
Dan
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