Japan's Navy was depleted and the islands in ruin when we nuked them, so in the case of tit for tat warfare that you prescribe the last resort wasn't needed.
But they were still capable of fending off a ground invasion and willing to do so would have cost millions of lives in the end.
But in your last resort scenario there is no need to invade, the threat had been defeated. They no longer posed a threat. Besides, boots on the ground kicking ass would have made them decide not to ever attack again right?
What thedoctor is trying to say, I believe, is that in the case of Japan a ground war was simply not feasible from any standpoint without enormous costs in human life, time, and resources on the part of the U.S. I don't believe that is the case in Afghanistan. A ground war can eventually win there without more loss of life than is necessary.
Knutreturns said: Spoken like the true Greatest RDCW Champ!
