[Jack Hammer]

Sorry, I don’t agree.

The courage of the Marines prosecuted the Pacific War to the unconditional surrender sought by FDR.

Lesser troops would have brought about a conditional peace, IMO.

[Cheburashka]

So you've already conceded that we would have inevitably have won, but you've decided instead to insult American troops by stating that they would have accepted a conditional peace. More nonsense.

You can insult American troops if you want, I sure won't join you in it. I also won't knock the Marine Corp, just because you knock everyone non-Marine.

[PzLdr]

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.