Actually, Jack, we did accept a conditional peace. Hirohito was allowed to keep his throne. And while I have great respect and affection for the Marines [my uncle was killed on Guam, and I had a cousin who served something like 12 years in the Corps], I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the U.S Army troops that fought in the Pacific, the U.S Army Air Corps that bombed Japan, and the United States Navy that destroyed the Imperial Fleet, and damn near starved the Japanese out with a naval blockade.
I don’t believe I ever implied that the Marines won the Pacific war all by themselves... if you’re read that into my post, then it was done in error.