But they weren't coming directly to us "suing for peace". To me, "suing for peace" means coming directly to your enemy and asking what it'll take to end the war. They were trying to do it through the USSR, which I think we can both agree, was not necessarily a good thing. To you, it's still an option worth exploring, but to me, by that point in the war, you try to end it without the need for an invasion, and without giving your enemy a chance to regroup while you negotiate. If Japan really had been putting messages out to the U.S. directly for peace at practically any price, I would be appalled. Instead, I'm uneasy, but unconvinced that it was the absolute wrong thing to do.