[Jim Noble]

As usual, PB expresses some truths mixed with incomprehensible morality.

The US pursued a policy of non-conciliation with the Empire of Japan. In my opinion, this policy was moral and correct.

There is a legitimate argument that it was not wise, at least in the short run. There is no question that a more conciliatory policy could have prevented war, but it also would have been arguably immoral.

[muawiyah]

In 1908 Teddy Roosevelt handed over Korea to the Japanese. They had no reason to expect any higher level of morality out of American governments, particularly those ruled by the Roosevelt clan (putting it all into the Japanese worldview).

All they needed to do was make it expensive for the US to move into or return to the Western Pacific basin and we were out of the war permanently (their thinking, not mine).