That's a cheap argument and I could go into the debate about how many lives could have been saved if you hadn't dragged your feet and got into the war in 1939 and blah and blah. It would all be bullshit on both sides. That little small minded nationalistic dick waving serves no useful purpose.
And as to the comparison with WW2, I just don't think it holds, the nature of the situation and the opposition is just different.
