The mere fact of an American president going to Hiroshima is itself an acknowledgment of the horror of nuclear weapons.  But President Obama must resist the temptation to continue his global apology tour and express regret for America being the first and so far only nation to employ this weaponry. There is no question that the A-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved American lives.  What is less recognized is that it saved Japanese lives as well.  I wish President Obama would talk to my friend Ichiro (not his real name, for he is a rather prominent figure in Japan), who, a couple of decades ago, fueled by a bottle of whiskey we shared one evening, told me about his experiences as a primary school student in Kyushu during the war.  Kyushu, the mainland island closest to Okinawa, was slated to be first point for American forces to invade following the very bloody capture of Okinawa. As a result, elementary school students were enlisted in the cause of defending...(Read Full Post)