05-27-2016, 02:16 PM
Today is the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
No sitting U.S. President has visited Hiroshima since the bombing, until President Obama.
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Some historians, professors, pundits and such believed that he should issue an apology. He did not.
Instead, he focused on the nuclear threat to all humans, paid tribute to the dead and survivors, and spoke about the alliance built between our two countries over the decades.
I'm glad he did not apologize on this one; I don't think an apology is in order. I'm also glad he made the historic visit and speech.
Here's the transcript: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/world/...d=tw-share
No sitting U.S. President has visited Hiroshima since the bombing, until President Obama.
Some historians, professors, pundits and such believed that he should issue an apology. He did not.
Instead, he focused on the nuclear threat to all humans, paid tribute to the dead and survivors, and spoke about the alliance built between our two countries over the decades.
I'm glad he did not apologize on this one; I don't think an apology is in order. I'm also glad he made the historic visit and speech.
Here's the transcript: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/world/...d=tw-share