RW> We also had to beat the Soviets to the punch, or they would be occupying
RW> half of the Japanese mainland after the war. That's why Truman didn't
RW> mention the bomb to Stalin at Potsdam, but he did tell Churchhill.
RW> Somehow, Stalin must have already known about it, judging (not me) by his
RW> reaction to the discussions there.
 
I suppose we earned the distrust of a dictator because of him being kept
out of the loop.
 
RW>RN> Cary Grant had a great line about that in Destination Tokyo.
 
RW> I don't remember it, but it was probably a good one.
 
Then here it is, but more than one line:
 
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In Destination Tokyo, a submarine crewman named "Mike" tries to
rescue a downed Japanese flyer from the water. Instead, the
"ungrateful" Japanese soldier stabs Mike in the back, killing
him. Later, as the Captain (Cary Grant) and his men mourn Mike's passing,
the Captain delivers this speech:
 
Captain: ". . . Mike bought his kid roller skates when the kid turned
five -- Well, that Jap got a present when he was five: only it was a
dagger. His old man gave it to him so he would know right off what he was
supposed to be in life. [Grant goes on to say that Japanese kids were
taught the skills of war at a young age] . . . and by the time he's 13, he
can put a machine gun together blindfolded. That Jap was started on the
road 20 years ago to putting a knife in Mike's back. And a lot more Mikes
are going to die until we wipe out a system that puts daggers in the hands
of five-year-old children. That's what Mike died for: more roller skates in
this world -- even some for the next generation of Japanese kids.
===
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... He's not a lousy pilot, he's gravitationaly challenged.
--- D'Bridge 3.31