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After Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941), however, he completely supported an all-out war against Germany and Japan.  The war itself, Taft always argued, was being fought to "make clear that national aggression cannot succeed in this world",<ref>Taft, ''Papers'' 2:443</ref> and not as liberals said to advance the Four Freedoms, the Atlantic Charter, or publisher Henry Luce's "American Century."  

After Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941), however, he completely supported an all-out war against Germany and Japan.  The war itself, Taft always argued, was being fought to "make clear that national aggression cannot succeed in this world",<ref>Taft, ''Papers'' 2:443</ref> and not as liberals said to advance the Four Freedoms, the Atlantic Charter, or publisher Henry Luce's "American Century."  

In 1945 Taft found the new United Nations Charter sacrificed "law and justice" to "force and expediency."  he lost some popularity when he stated that the Nuremberg trials were based on faulty ex post facto statutes; that position earned him a chapter in Senator John F. Kennedy's famous book, ''Profiles in Courage'' (1958).  

In 1945 Taft found the new [[United Nations Charter]] sacrificed "law and justice" to "force and expediency."  He lost some popularity when he stated that the Nuremberg trials were based on faulty ex post facto statutes; that position earned him a chapter in Senator John F. Kennedy's famous book, ''Profiles in Courage'' (1958).  

In the late 1940s, Taft did not view Stalin's [[Soviet Union]] as a major threat. Nor did he pay much attention to internal Communism. The true danger he said was big government and runaway spending. He supported the [[Truman Doctrine]], reluctantly approved the [[Marshall Plan]] but tried to cut its budget, and opposed [[NATO]] as unnecessary and provocative. In 1950-52 he took the lead condemning President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s handling of the [[Korean War]]. Taft tolerated Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s attacks on Democrats, claimed President Truman was fostering a "police state," and blamed General [[George C. Marshall]] for the loss of China and the subsequent Korean War.  

In the late 1940s, Taft did not view Stalin's [[Soviet Union]] as a major threat. Nor did he pay much attention to internal Communism. The true danger he said was big government and runaway spending. He supported the [[Truman Doctrine]], reluctantly approved the [[Marshall Plan]] but tried to cut its budget, and opposed [[NATO]] as unnecessary and provocative. In 1950-52 he took the lead condemning President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s handling of the [[Korean War]]. Taft tolerated Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s attacks on Democrats, claimed President Truman was fostering a "police state," and blamed General [[George C. Marshall]] for the loss of China and the subsequent Korean War.