Comments on: RANKING THE PRESIDENTS: #11 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> “The Buck Stopper” http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/02/02/ranking-the-presidents-11-the-buck-stopper Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:07:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jungle Bunny http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/02/02/ranking-the-presidents-11-the-buck-stopper#comment-192 Jungle Bunny Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=761#comment-192 A little behind in the rankings, I was happy to jump in on Truman. By the way, Truman is, in part, indirectly responsible for the Israeli victory in '48. Not able to directly help them, he turned his back and allowed the US military to store their WW II aiplanes in PANAMA, knowing full well, that security there would allow their use by many people. What could be more natural than a Jewish American pilot keeping the planes in running condition? As the UK would not allow the Israelis to arm themselves, but DID allow the Arabs, it would have been a disaster when British military pulled out if they could not have gotten the air support they needed. Of course, I should have the primary sources to support these comments, but alas, my library here in the jungle is small, small. (As the natives say.) I learned these things from Jewish researchers, of course. A little behind in the rankings, I was happy to jump in on Truman.
By the way, Truman is, in part, indirectly responsible for the Israeli victory in ‘48. Not able to directly help them, he turned his back and allowed the US military to store their WW II aiplanes in PANAMA, knowing full well, that security there would allow their use by many people. What could be more natural than a Jewish American pilot keeping the planes in running condition? As the UK would not allow the Israelis to arm themselves, but DID allow the Arabs, it would have been a disaster when British military pulled out if they could not have gotten the air support they needed. Of course, I should have the primary sources to support these comments, but alas, my library here in the jungle is small, small. (As the natives say.) I learned these things from Jewish researchers, of course.

]]> By: Steven Forbis http://www.thirstyquill.com/2009/02/02/ranking-the-presidents-11-the-buck-stopper#comment-191 Steven Forbis Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:48:18 +0000 http://www.thirstyquill.com/?p=761#comment-191 Good choice Corey! I did my senior thesis and found out quite a bit about Truman that I would have never known otherwise. He is a good choice for breaking the top 15, but not the top 10. An interesting topic to consider researching though, is a psychological evaluation of Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb. Apparently, one author (I can find you his name) believes that Truman was influenced all his life by seemingly insignificant decisions that ultimately led up to the climax of his presidency. It was a pretty interesting read. Bogus, but interesting. Good choice Corey! I did my senior thesis and found out quite a bit about Truman that I would have never known otherwise. He is a good choice for breaking the top 15, but not the top 10.

An interesting topic to consider researching though, is a psychological evaluation of Truman and his decision to drop the atomic bomb. Apparently, one author (I can find you his name) believes that Truman was influenced all his life by seemingly insignificant decisions that ultimately led up to the climax of his presidency. It was a pretty interesting read. Bogus, but interesting.

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