The thinking was Japan, like Germany, had to unconditionally surrender. Whether that was from firebombing, nuking or a land invasion. Germany took a land invasi

The thinking was Japan, like Germany, had to unconditionally surrender. Whether that was from firebombing, nuking or a land invasion. Germany took a land invasion by both fronts. I'll agree that morality goes out the window in war. You try to win and then justify what you had to do to win.