Quite A Shock

While watching the video today, I noticed a fact that was stated that one sargent had advised American soldiers to go into the towns of the Germans and cut off the hand and feet of the children and skin the heads of men.  This quote startled me, but I was in shock to find out who it came from.  Harry S. Truman our nation's 33rd president.



I couldnt beleive that one of  our presidents had proposed this idea.  I really couldnt think of anything else during the movie other than our future president wanted to perform such acts of violence.  How would our nation have reacted if President Obama had said, "Even though I am pulling troops out of the Middle East, on our way out I want to bomb every city"?  That is horrific to even think about.