Churchill

Remembering Truman’s Tough Call and Churchill’s Efforts

August 4, 2010

Interesting piece in today’s Pitsburgh Post-Gazette about President Harry S. Truman’s decision to use nuclear weapons against Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to finally end the deadliest conflict in human...

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Churchill’s Words on Importance of Alliance, and Squarely Facing Hard Decisions, Relevant Today

December 3, 2009

Just read this sage and sobering passage from “The Gathering Storm,” Winston Churchill’s account of World War II:

“Those who are prone by character or temperament to seek sharp and clear-cut solutions of difficult...

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