Why Britain preferred blockade and America preferred invasion

Was Britain's original plan to blockade Japan more effective than Operation Olympic?

A blockade could work but might take years; American planners preferred a faster decision because they feared domestic support would not endure.

The British concept was a long-running blockade intended to wear Japan down. American planners feared that such a campaign might take years and lose political support at home before producing surrender. Their impatience contrasts with the eventual success of the Civil War's Anaconda Plan despite American scepticism toward blockade. The strategic choice turns on operational cost, time, and domestic tolerance.