The poisonous snakes that sometimes come into my yard, have a cruel and savage culture. I don’t let them escape alive, just as many more of the Japanese should not have escaped their justice.
Revenge is the wrong answer for agression
Total destruction of an aggressor is the proper response , which is what the Japanese got. Their destruction was based on the question of likely aggressiveness in the future
See gulf war 1 as opposed to gulf war 2. Powell was weak. Should have gone to Baghdad the first time. Same with the Japs. Finished them off completely the first time. In total victory they have become a good ally