You make good points, but I agree with BA that the USA needs to remain strong or risk the wrath of countries that do not like us. It's not a good position to be in, but that is where we are, and no apology tour like the Zero did is going to change that. The Zero did a lot of pretty Un-American things, and bowing to foreign leaders was pretty high on that list. A servile and humble attitude and position is fine with those that like you, but it doesn't get you as far as a big stick does with those that hate you. And much of the world hates us, that's just the way it is.
Truman was a petty guy, and should never have been a US President. I cannot imagine how Truman would be portrayed today by the hostile media and with his personality. Trump looks pretty charismatic compared to Truman, a low level politician that by a few quirks and fate ended up rising to a level of total incompetence. His hands and intellect should have never been on the buttons to launch the age where a bomb can erase the souls and lives of hundreds of thousands in an instant.
