Tag: Douglas MacArthur

With the new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ out, I think about military opposition to the nuclear strikes against Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The other day I got into a discussion (debate is too strong a word) with a guy I know. Highly intelligent and very experienced in politics and public administration, he was telling me about how he had just seen the new Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer. We talked about the movie, the acting and so forth, … Continue reading With the new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ out, I think about military opposition to the nuclear strikes against Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Dissing the ‘commanders in the field’

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Today the Honolulu Advertiser editorial page heartily approves of President-elect Barack Obama's "apparent" choice to keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. "That's a smart move," the unsigned editorial puffs. "With the nation's economic turmoil rightly Obama's top priority, Gates' understanding and proven leadership in Iraq and Afghanistan will help us continue to chart the right … Continue reading Dissing the ‘commanders in the field’