[GoredInMich]

Well, an obvious dart at the US war plan to defend itself against enemies, by threatining the use of nuclear weapons to defend itself.

Well, ask a survivor of Bataan or Corregidor about the Japanese.

It was total war. The only thing the Japs understood was force, kinda like Hitler.

US Marines took 12,000 casualties on Iwo Jima, and the US did NOT falter. Why would we deviate from protecting ourselves in this day and age?

The Slimes is a putrid kitty-box liner

[Bernard Marx]

Kudos. You said everything I had in mind, and said it well. I don't give a damn what the Japanese think -- or The New York Times.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

US Marines took 12,000 casualties on Iwo Jima

More like ~30,000 total casualties, of which ~7,000 were KIA.