"I, too, felt strongly that it was a mistake to drop the atom bombs, especially without warning." [The atomic bomb] "was not necessary to bring the war to a successful conclusion . . . it was clear to a number of people . . . that the war was very nearly over. The Japanese were nearly ready to capitulate . . . it was a sin – to use a good word – [a word that] should be used more often – to kill non-combatants. . . ."
Since it's already "dowdified" quite a bit, I thought I'd do a little more. How do you like it?
"I, too, felt strongly that . . . to drop the atom bombs, especially without warning . . . was . . . necessary to bring the war to a successful conclusion . . . [I]t was . . . good . . . to kill non-combatants. . . ."