LH:

For one thing, the conditions in Japan were greatly divided and a lot of poweer was still resident with the militants; the Emperor's desire for peace was not allowed to be communicated, if I understand the history aright. For another thing, it is very easy to use a rear-view mirror to define what others should have done. I would not have wanted to be in Truman's shoes. Don't forget that it was not just that the Japanese were fighting a war against us; they were fighting a very dirty war.

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