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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ironically, Andrew Jackson was reviled at the time. Most Americans were shocked that he got elected, and I'm unsure if he or Woodrow Wilson did more damage to the country.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hoover, (Depression Austerity),and Truman, (Sent first troops to Vietnam), are up there too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I would put Nuking Hiroshima and Nagisaki on the list of Truman issues as well.

At the very least Nagisaki. One could argue that the first bomb was necessary after we saw how hard the Japanese fought on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Japan had already surrendered after Hiroshima, and the only condition they asked was that The Emperor not have to step down. I hindsight I don't think that would have been an issue as he apparently wasn't the driving force behind the war.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

For the world and Japan certainly. But as things that affected Americans, those advisors were far worse.