ok, but you cant make one life more valuable then the other because he is the one fighting it
with all due respect, an american GI's life is less valuable then an innocent Iraqi's life, as it was the GI's choice to go to war, and hes the one killing people, which no matter who he kills is morally wrong
and an invasion of japan wasnt the only option
they also had a blockade option, or test the atomic bomb on a remote island to show japan how bad it would fuck em up
trust me, dropping the bomb wasnt the last ditch effort, we just like to think it is, because as americans it makes us feel better knowing we me the "right"
decision