Careful what you wish for

Intellectually, I know that the editors of USA Today are not demanding that Bush nuke something, but check out this editorial. The topic is Hiroshima/Nagasaki and the point seems to be that, as terrible as it was for the inhabitants of the targeted cities, the bomb ended the war and saved lives. But here's the conclusion:

Truman will be remembered as the president who brought us both victory and peace in a war that was justified and necessary. By contrast, self-proclaimed “War President” George Bush has brought us neither victory nor peace in the Iraq war, which former president Jimmy Carter this week called “unnecessary and unjust.”

LGF highlights this quote for its bias against Bush, but something else jumped out at me. The editorial itself points out that Truman "brought us both victory and peace" by dropping not one, but two nuclear bombs on civilian populations. Then they compare Bush unfavorably with Truman. So if Bush wanted to follow USA Today's advice to be more Truman-like and bring us a quick victory he should.... Hmmm, did they really think this one through?