>That's not a flip-flop. Nice try tho.

Keep grasping at straws, son.

It's well documented that what
you refer to as so-called "est-
imates" were conjured up by Truman
& were never supported by a shred
of valid research. This is precise-
ly why Truman created the "saving
lives" myth subsequent to the bombings.

>Regardless, going into Japan would have led to too many
>people dying on our side. Hence, the bomb.

That's why there were other
viable alternatives that
could've been sought but
Truman wouldn't hear of it.

Under Secretary of State Joseph
Grew had explained this to Pres-
ident Truman in person on May 28,
1945. Grew had been U.S. Ambassador
to Japan for 10 years prior to the
attack on Pearl Harbor and was reg-
arded as the most knowledgeable on
Japan of any U.S. government official
(Leahy, pg. 274).