Then there are the nukes. Not nearly as bad as the terror bombing campaign, but still an extremely cruel thing to do.
Seriously??
So even though as a race, and let's not forget they started it, they deserved what they ended up with, would you rather a conventional forces attack on the mainland have been carried out?
As the lives that would have been lost would no doubt have been very large on both sides, the bucket of sunshine option seems to be a vindicated course of action, by at least saving untold numbers on our side. That the sushi munchers copped a hiding was sad from a civilian loss point of view, but in the big scheme of things, quite necessary and a wise and courageous decision by those in power at the time.
Do we really suck that bad as a species?
As a whole no, however certain sections of our world, and mad fundamentalists sometimes need eliminating. I'm grateful that on occasions, our politicians who are inept at so many things, do sometimes have a big enough pair to tackle such problem children and give them the spanking they deserve when suggestions to behave are ignored.