[1] many people have argued that nothing could justify the president’s use of the atomic bomb because it killed so many innocent civilians. [2] truman himself refused to drop a third atomic bomb on japan because he was horrified by the death and devastation the bomb had caused. [3] however, he never regretted his decision to use the bomb in the first place. [4] using the bomb brought an immediate end to a war that might have gone on for months or even years longer. which sentence states a counterclaim? sentence 1 sentence 2 sentence 3 sentence 4