Peter Kuznick

And the eighth was Marshall, who said that the Soviet invasion alone would likely leverage the Japanese into surrender by itself. So they all knew that the atomic bombs were necessary. Truman knew it as well as anybody. When he had lunch with Stalin at Potsdam on July 17th, he goes back and writes in his journal, said Stalin will be in the Jap War by August 15th. Finny Japs when that occurs.

And the eighth was Marshall, who said that the Soviet invasion alone would likely leverage the Japanese into surrender by itself. So they all knew that the atomic bombs were necessary. Truman knew it as well as anybody. When he had lunch with Stalin at Potsdam on July 17th, he goes back and writes in his journal, said Stalin will be in the Jap War by August 15th. Finny Japs when that occurs.

He writes home to his wife Bess the next day, saying the Russians are coming in, we'll end the war a year sooner now. Think of all the kids who won't be killed. He knew it. He refers to the intercepted telegram on July 18th as the telegram from the Jap emperor asking for peace. They knew that the Japanese were defeated. And if there had been an invasion, what was the estimate of casualties?

He writes home to his wife Bess the next day, saying the Russians are coming in, we'll end the war a year sooner now. Think of all the kids who won't be killed. He knew it. He refers to the intercepted telegram on July 18th as the telegram from the Jap emperor asking for peace. They knew that the Japanese were defeated. And if there had been an invasion, what was the estimate of casualties?

He writes home to his wife Bess the next day, saying the Russians are coming in, we'll end the war a year sooner now. Think of all the kids who won't be killed. He knew it. He refers to the intercepted telegram on July 18th as the telegram from the Jap emperor asking for peace. They knew that the Japanese were defeated. And if there had been an invasion, what was the estimate of casualties?

The original one from Marshall. With the original one, they were talking only like 20,000. And then the highest one for the original that Nola gave that we could find was 46,000 Americans would be lost. But in his memoir, Truman says, I was told by Marshall that we could lose a half million American boys in an invasion. That's a myth. But that's just what kids are taught in schools.

The original one from Marshall. With the original one, they were talking only like 20,000. And then the highest one for the original that Nola gave that we could find was 46,000 Americans would be lost. But in his memoir, Truman says, I was told by Marshall that we could lose a half million American boys in an invasion. That's a myth. But that's just what kids are taught in schools.

The original one from Marshall. With the original one, they were talking only like 20,000. And then the highest one for the original that Nola gave that we could find was 46,000 Americans would be lost. But in his memoir, Truman says, I was told by Marshall that we could lose a half million American boys in an invasion. That's a myth. But that's just what kids are taught in schools.

And then Bush brought it up too. H.W. Bush said millions. We could lose millions. Yes. It's hard to calculate.

And then Bush brought it up too. H.W. Bush said millions. We could lose millions. Yes. It's hard to calculate.

And then Bush brought it up too. H.W. Bush said millions. We could lose millions. Yes. It's hard to calculate.

That's going to be increasing now.

That's going to be increasing now.

That's going to be increasing now.

I don't have any evidence that they weren't. Okay. So, but I mean, I've heard speculation about that. Yes. But I don't know that there are any out there.

I don't have any evidence that they weren't. Okay. So, but I mean, I've heard speculation about that. Yes. But I don't know that there are any out there.

I don't have any evidence that they weren't. Okay. So, but I mean, I've heard speculation about that. Yes. But I don't know that there are any out there.

But everybody I know in Russia, everybody I talk to there says they wanted, they wish we could have friendlier relations with the United States and Russia. They all feel that way. You know who fears nuclear weapons, nuclear bombs? Trump. Trump said recently- I read, he says, we have never been closer to World War III than we are today under Joe Biden.

But everybody I know in Russia, everybody I talk to there says they wanted, they wish we could have friendlier relations with the United States and Russia. They all feel that way. You know who fears nuclear weapons, nuclear bombs? Trump. Trump said recently- I read, he says, we have never been closer to World War III than we are today under Joe Biden.

But everybody I know in Russia, everybody I talk to there says they wanted, they wish we could have friendlier relations with the United States and Russia. They all feel that way. You know who fears nuclear weapons, nuclear bombs? Trump. Trump said recently- I read, he says, we have never been closer to World War III than we are today under Joe Biden.