Which best describes why the United States wanted to avoid invading Japan in a ground war?

A ground invasion of Japan was expected to cause enormous casualties among both US forces and Japanese civilians and soldiers. The United States sought to avoid those additional deaths, which best matches “the US wanted to prevent more war casualties.” The US had the military capacity and Allied support for an invasion, so lack of resources or support was not the main reason.

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