Its just the nature of war.
You think only the Japs committed atrocities? That the Americans,
the British didn't? Shooting POWs, torturing prisoners and
civilians for information... you name it.
War is an uncivilized act. If they wanted something more civilized
they should have just played chess.
No, they need to turn their young men, into murderers and tell them
its right to take another human being's life because they are in
the wrong uniform. Politicians see a need to have their soldiers
spill blood on the battlefield, to inflict casualties to the other
side in order to drive their point across. What else brings a
stronger point across than the loss human lives?
Its almost sad to say that violence has been a source of change
throughout history, and perhaps will continue to be that source in
the future.
The only civilized soldiers exist in Peace, and 6ft under in
War.