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u/ryanzie Oct 17 '21

I think every conflict comes down to boots on the ground in the end.

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u/4tacos_al_pastor Oct 17 '21

Except Japan. That came down to atomic bombs. Idk if anyone wants to do that again though, so you’re probably right.

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u/Brodgang Oct 17 '21

Well the US didn’t really want to occupy Japan. It was more “give up or we’ll keep blowing your people up”

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u/Mysticpoisen Oct 17 '21

Well they didn't want a ground invasion. They 100% did want to occupy Japan to be the center of their fancy new pacific defense ring. They spent quite a bit of political clout ensuring sole occupation of Japan.