Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative co-founder and author of The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, unravels the myths behind the stopping of the atomic bomb and the decision to decimate Hiroshima, Japan to end World War II:
A poll taken in 1991 at the time of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor reported that roughly half of Americans surveyed felt that both sides should apologize for the respective acts which marked the beginning and the end of World War II—a morally important suggestion worthy of deep consideration, and one that President Obama might put forward as he prepares for his visit Hiroshima... Read full article.