The quotation which comes from the last paragraph of a long article is misleading.

What the author is advocating is that the US should use brutal force in attacking Iran with large civilian casualties. He argues that Neocons will say that a limited force will be sufficient to dislodge the Regime which will ultimately fail. Instead, he further argues that bringing the Doves to the war planning to point out the fallacies of the Neocon plans will help to go beyond the Neocon plans and a much harsher attack that will guarantee the ultimate success.

Something Like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.

“The U.S. chose to use atomic weapons on Japan after a review of two proposed military plans to invade Japan—Operations Olympic and Coronet—estimated that if the U.S. invaded Japan, one million Japanese civilians would be killed. Strange as it sounds, dropping two atomic bombs was the most humane option for ending the war with Japan.”

Japan doesn't want the U.S. to apologize for bombing Hiroshima. Here's why