Aggressor want to occupy as much land and resources as possible and kill as much opposition as possible. Defender want to save people lives and protect status

Aggressor want to occupy as much land and resources as possible and kill as much opposition as possible. Defender want to save people lives and protect status quo. > But the narrative I'm mostly arguing against is not that many welcomed the bombings, but the specific American narrative that there was no other way and that they "saved Japanese lives". Yep.