> This principle applies at the end of a war as well. Because it would have entailed the awful human costs of an invasion, Truman’s demand for Japan’s unconditi

> This principle applies at the end of a war as well. Because it would have entailed the awful human costs of an invasion, Truman’s demand for Japan’s unconditional surrender to end the war was indefensible. When 75 million people have died across the world and nations destroyed, I don't think it's unfair to demand the unconditional surrender of the belligerents. Even by today's morality.