The article may not have been so bad (though I will not patronize that site with any further page views). The title is clearly revisionist on the other hand, an

The article may not have been so bad (though I will not patronize that site with any further page views). The title is clearly revisionist on the other hand, and it's what I had to go on. But merely "challenging a #1 belief" isn't inherent justification for the legitimacy of an argument either; that's the same tack the creationists take when trying to blow up evolution. By all means people can and should learn about the Pacific War. But learn the actual lessons of that conflict, don't just use it to reinforce your own previously-held beliefs.