Meeting With A Tsar

For John, BLUF:  The thing to remember is that it is possible Joseph Stalin was worse than Adolph Hitler.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Today in History

We had lunch, talked socially, put on a real sham drinking toasts to everyone, then had pictures made in the back yard.  I can deal with Stalin.  He is honest — but smart as hell.

— President Harry Truman in his diary after meeting with Josef Stalin at Potsdam on this day in 1945.

Hat tip to Editor Ryan Evans and War on the Rocks.

Regards  —  Cliff