User blog comment:Tanglefrost/Japan Trip Details/@comment-5197876-20140722215511/@comment-5342796-20140724013021

(It wasn't unnecessary. The Japanese were planning an inland invasion of America. And they weren't going to surrender any time soon; it went against their every belief. Do you realize how much longer the war would've been & how many more lives would be lost if America hadn't ended it before it got too far? Cruel? Yes. But name one war which isn't.)