first of all I have not once said dropping the bomb was the right thing to do, so you're just making that up. I have indicated that it was debatable whether it was right or wrong, but truth be told I have always suspected it to have been an excessive show of force that was unnecessary to achieve victory. however it's not such an important consideration to me that I have to wade through archival materials relating to the bombings.

second, the public is not clamoring for an apology for hiroshima, and the government is not going to issue one on its own for all the reasons you described. plus, many if not most of the policy elite are not convinced that hiroshima is something worth apologizing for. end of discussion. that's the last i'm going to say on the matter, but feel free to continue banging your head against the wall.