Where did you get that 99% number? More than 1% of Japanese soldiers surrendered prior to the bombings. They were tired, starved, wanted to see their families and didn't buy into honor killing themselves. And, yes, there were plenty of evil SoBs within the Japanese army (Rape of Nanking, Bataan, Dutch Nurses, etc..) who felt dying was better than submitting. But 99%? That sounds pretty high.
Fact is, the Japanese government - with the encouragement of the Emperor who knew they could not win - were already making overtures for surrender before the bombs fell. Yes, there were still a few highly-publicized, brainwashed Nippon soldiers and citizens who were willing to die for the Emperor rather than submit to the Allies. The newspapers in Japan were pushing that shaming narrative for public consumption. We all know newspapers wouldn't push false narratives to influence people, right? Most of the "Every Japanese would die rather than surrender" was pure propaganda. On both sides.
I did research why our country purposely bombed civilians in WWII. Some of it was retaliatory, but much of it was sinister and psychopathic in scope. The very quotes above from OP were part of it. FWIW, my research originally stemmed from my father's regret of the Dresden bombings. I don't see the justification for purposely killing civilians to end a war. But your take on it may vary.
Where did you get that 99% number? More than 1% of Japanese soldiers surrendered prior to the bombings. They were tired, starved, wanted to see their families and didn't buy into honor killing themselves. And, yes, there were plenty of evil SoBs within the Japanese army (Rape of Nanking, Bataan, Dutch Nurses, etc..) who felt dying was better than submitting. But 99%? That sounds pretty high.
Facts is, the Japanese government - with the encouragement of the Emperor who knew they could not win - were already making overtures for surrender before the bombs fell. Yes, there were still a few highly-publicized, brainwashed Nippon soldiers and citizens who were willing to die for the Emperor rather than submit to the Allies. The newspapers in Japan were pushing that shaming narrative for public consumption. We all know newspapers wouldn't push false narratives to influence people, right? Most of the "Every Japanese would die rather than surrender" was pure propaganda. On both sides.
I did research why our country purposely bombed civilians in WWII. Some of it was retaliatory, but much of it was sinister and psychopathic in scope. The very quotes above from OP were part of it. FWIW, my research originally stemmed from my father's regret of the Dresden bombings. I don't see the justification for purposely killing civilians to end a war. But your take on it may vary.