In post 70 you stated: "Show me the data that proves Americans or American officials think the use of atomic weapons against Japan was a mistake."

That was your inquiry.

First, I provided you with
evidence which indicates
top officials, including
Truman himself (in his lost
diary) thought the use of
the atomic bomb was a mistake.

Second, I stated to you that
most Americans believed it to
be justified.

All of this ties into the topic
of this post.

Now, why hasn't the U.S. apologized
for this atrocity? I'll tell you why.
An apology would be similar to an
admission of guilt; of wrong doing.

This is something the U.S. refuses
to recognize because it has always
created the illusion that it is the
leader of the "free world", a nation
supposedly predicated on the principle
of "liberty and justice for all."

Truman and his cronies spent a good
deal of time and energy misleading
the nation about why the bomb was
dropped. To this day, most Americans,
including some of you so-called libe-
rals, believe he did the right thing.
All this indicates is that the propa-
ganda system in the U.S. is more eff-
ective than any that had existed in
the Eastern Bloc nations.

The truth has always been a difficult
pill for this nation to swallow, which
is precisely why it denies most other
atrocities it has committed. It is al-
ways "the other guy".

To accept the truth would mean disregard-
ing most of our cherished beliefs about
U.S. democracy. It would shake the very
foundation upon which this country was built.
Therefore, 'twas ever thus, Americans chose
to live in denial, sheltered from the harsh
reality of the truth.