In retrospect, was the American involvement in the Pacific in WWII all in vain?

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All the island hopping, bloody battles, and fire-bombing was all in anticipation for a direct invasion of the Japanese mainland, but an invasion became unnecessary when the Japanese surrendered after the atomic bombs were dropped. Therefore, wasn't all the time, money, supplies, and lives lost in the pacific theater essentially all in vain?
 
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