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On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:42:21 -0000 (UTC)
Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

Truman had a sign in his office:

"The Buck Stops Here"

So he nuked Japan - noice...and also:

Second Red Scare Handling: Critics argue Truman responded too weakly to
the rise of McCarthyism early on, while his own administration's
loyalty oaths and federal employee purges curtailed civil liberties

Administration Corruption: Investigations revealed widespread bribery
and influence-peddling involving tax officials, the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS), and close presidential confidants like General Harry
Vaughan.

The administration failed to prevent Mao Zedong and the Communist
Party from taking over mainland China in 1949, which fueled fierce
domestic political backlashes.

Truman's public dismissal of the popular General Douglas MacArthur
caused massive public outrage and plummeting presidential approval.

The Korean War: Intervention prevented South Korea's collapse, but the
war bogged down into a bloody, frustrating three-year stalemate.

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