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I don't think that hindsight would change the decision Truman made. The US had the weapon and used it to minimize casulties. Only one side had the weapon, and the eventual outcome was a virtual certainty.
That makes the bombing a very rational and human thing to do. The arena of war isn't awash with morality and compassion -- a brutal end made the end come much sooner. The Japanese were weakened, but they were not about to capitulate. I think an invasion was inevitable without the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the bombs prevented that from happening.
The article from the LA Times states "...the Soviet Union's entry into the Pacific war on Aug. 8, two days after the Hiroshima bombing ... provided the final "shock" that led to Japan's capitulation." This assertion is very narrowly true, but it also ignores the impact of the bombing. The bombing brought several circumstances to the doorstep of the Japanese that together were impossible to surmount. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provided the necessary momentum for that to happen.
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