It is, literally, terrorism. Rather than attempting to beat the Japanese through military strategy and might (y'know, warfare), they instead decided it was much easier to murder millions of civilians and say "If you don't surrender to our demands, we'll murder millions more". It is utterly indefensible.
Terrorism is sometimes justifiable when the terrorists are operating in self-defense or in service to some inherently just cause. But terrorism to win a war you're already winning faster so fewer of your own soldiers die (and the ebil gommunists get a smaller share of the spoils) is literal supervillain shit.
It is, literally, terrorism. Rather than attempting to beat the Japanese through military strategy and might (y'know, warfare), they instead decided it was much easier to murder millions of civilians and say "If you don't surrender to our demands, we'll murder millions more". It is utterly indefensible.
Terrorism is sometimes justifiable when the terrorists are operating in self-defense or in service to some inherently just cause. But terrorism to win a war you're already winning faster so fewer of your own soldiers die (and the ebil gommunists get a smaller share of the spoils) is literal supervillain shit.
yes. correct.
the u.s and military doctrine of fomenting terror, name a more iconic duo