the monstrous truman

Sixty-one years ago today, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing approximately 80,000 people. An additional 60,000 people would die within the next year from the effects of the fallout.

These days, Truman is hailed by both Democrats and Republicans as a great president, but why isn't he remembered as one of our greatest war criminals? It's hard to take most left-wing criticisms of Bush seriously when they give such a pass on a much greater villain.