[Vigilanteman]

So the satisfaction from revenge is more important that the incredibly positive outcome which MacArthur accomplished?

I'm glad Abe Lincoln and General Grant didn't have a similar vision.

[Timocrat]

So the satisfaction from revenge is more important..

The Japanese have never accepted their guilt in WW II. School text books are purged of any mention of The rape of Nanjing or Japanese atrocities in WW II. The prime minister and members of the cabinet still make pilgrimages ( 2013 and 2014)to the Yasukuni shine where amongst others, over 1,000 war criminals are memorialized. The shrines Museum and website make statements criticizing the US for "forcing" Japan to attack Pearl Harbor. If you visit the Hiroshima peace museum the English guided tour will give you a bunch of pablum about ending war and having eternal peace. If you listen in Japanese you get a completely different story where the US is portrayed as the guilty party.

I'm glad Abe Lincoln and General Grant didn't have a similar vision.

Well at least General Sherman had, and implemented a similar vision.