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  1. Truman had it right when he described MacArthur as a "stupid son-of-a-bitch"

  2. OTD in 1951, US President Harry #Truman relieved General of the Army Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  3. Seriously. This book is worth a read. Ask your library.
    It's new research into the fallibility of mainly decent people (entirely American men) trying to find a path into this world with nuclear bombs.
    #AlexWellerstein #Truman
    hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Weller

  4. Seriously. This book is worth a read. Ask your library.
    It's new research into the fallibility of mainly decent people (entirely American men) trying to find a path into this world with nuclear bombs.
    #AlexWellerstein #Truman
    hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Weller

  5. Seriously. This book is worth a read. Ask your library.
    It's new research into the fallibility of mainly decent people (entirely American men) trying to find a path into this world with nuclear bombs.
    #AlexWellerstein #Truman
    hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Weller

  6. Seriously. This book is worth a read. Ask your library.
    It's new research into the fallibility of mainly decent people (entirely American men) trying to find a path into this world with nuclear bombs.
    #AlexWellerstein #Truman
    hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Weller

  7. Seriously. This book is worth a read. Ask your library.
    It's new research into the fallibility of mainly decent people (entirely American men) trying to find a path into this world with nuclear bombs.
    #AlexWellerstein #Truman
    hive.co.uk/Product/Alex-Weller

  8. US President Harry S #Truman called for the seizure of all domestic steel mills OTD in 1952, in an attempt to prevent a national steel strike toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  9. US President Harry #Truman signed the Marshall Plan OTD in 1948, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries and rebuilding Europe after World War II toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  10. @Pepijn

    Have sat on several horses.

    Pet peeve: "boost for scientific accuracy" - you aren't going to get anything that even slightly resembles a representative sample, even if you look at it through dark glasses after 6 beers.

    I have previously said that any post containing a poll and asking for boosts to improve accuracy must have "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as one of the poll answers, and I stick by that assertion.

    #Dewey #Truman #DeweyDefeatsTruman #statistics #sample #poll #polling

  11. @Pepijn

    Have sat on several horses.

    Pet peeve: "boost for scientific accuracy" - you aren't going to get anything that even slightly resembles a representative sample, even if you look at it through dark glasses after 6 beers.

    I have previously said that any post containing a poll and asking for boosts to improve accuracy must have "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as one of the poll answers, and I stick by that assertion.

    #Dewey #Truman #DeweyDefeatsTruman #statistics #sample #poll #polling

  12. @Pepijn

    Have sat on several horses.

    Pet peeve: "boost for scientific accuracy" - you aren't going to get anything that even slightly resembles a representative sample, even if you look at it through dark glasses after 6 beers.

    I have previously said that any post containing a poll and asking for boosts to improve accuracy must have "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as one of the poll answers, and I stick by that assertion.

    #Dewey #Truman #DeweyDefeatsTruman #statistics #sample #poll #polling

  13. @Pepijn

    Have sat on several horses.

    Pet peeve: "boost for scientific accuracy" - you aren't going to get anything that even slightly resembles a representative sample, even if you look at it through dark glasses after 6 beers.

    I have previously said that any post containing a poll and asking for boosts to improve accuracy must have "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as one of the poll answers, and I stick by that assertion.

    #Dewey #Truman #DeweyDefeatsTruman #statistics #sample #poll #polling

  14. @Pepijn

    Have sat on several horses.

    Pet peeve: "boost for scientific accuracy" - you aren't going to get anything that even slightly resembles a representative sample, even if you look at it through dark glasses after 6 beers.

    I have previously said that any post containing a poll and asking for boosts to improve accuracy must have "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as one of the poll answers, and I stick by that assertion.

    #Dewey #Truman #DeweyDefeatsTruman #statistics #sample #poll #polling

  15. The #Truman Doctrine was proclaimed OTD in 1947, to help counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the #ColdWar toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #travel #history

  16. US President Harry #Truman announced what became known as the Truman Doctrine OTD in 1947, foreign policy aimed to stop the spread of Communism toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  17. "... let's just file that under 'unthinkable'"

  18. "... let's just file that under 'unthinkable'"

  19. OTD in 1950, US President Harry S #Truman announced a program to develop the hydrogen bomb toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  20. OTD in 1949, US President Harry S #Truman announced his Point Four Program for economic aid to poor countries toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history

  21. @PoliticalCartoon The UN served as a 'soft power' instrument primarily for the US and Western powers - manufacturing international legitimacy rather than relying solely on direct imperial control (though the US continued plenty of that too). This worked effectively for decades.

    But even the #UN betrayed its own charter.

    The UN Charter's principle of self-determination (Articles 1 and 55) arguably prohibited partitioning a territory against the wishes of its majority population. The partition was imposed without Palestinian (Arabs, and Jews btw, not including the Eastern European settlers living there illegally) consent and with only token consultation. Possibly a precedent that continues to haunt the UN's legitimacy.

    In fact, as violence derailed partition implementation, US representatives at the UN were negotiating to place Palestine under international trusteeship. Yet #Truman recognized Israel anyway (in fact within 11 minutes of its declaration) effectively overruling his own diplomats and ensuring partition would proceed despite its practical collapse.

  22. US President Harry S #Truman unveiled his Fair Deal program OTD in 1949 during his "State of the Union" address toilet-guru.com/truman.html?s= #history