The Bushido code led millions and millions of young men (and as a result women and children) to their deaths, many on suicide missions. he bushido prevented them from adopting new tactics and strategies. At the battle of Iwo Jima the Japanese fought even though they knew they would lose, their general told them to kill ten U.S. soldiers before they themselves die or else they were dishonourable.
 

like Sparta or an empire like Rome—can never make on earth a continuing city. The history of the world confirms the prophecy that ‘the meek shall inherit the earth.’ A nation that sells it birthright of peace and backslides from the front

rank of industrialism into the file of filibusterism makes a very poor bargain indeed!” Verily “a prophet

is not without honour save in his own country.” An article written for The Argus published on the 25th of march 1942 by "J.smith"  first gives a brief comment showing his (and many others) perspective on bushido, he is degrading Japan's "best substitute for a religion".People at the time in Japan strongly believed and honoured this code while country's mocked them.
The rest of the article is a quote from Inazo Nitobe, it is not possible to make a continuing city and it is wrong for "a nation to sell its birthright of peace" etc... I think he is trying to justify the bushido code for western world, he is also saying the bushido code stands for peace etc... 
"A "Times" correspondent explains the underlying motive that inspires the deeds of valour in the Japanese soldier...   Take the average scheme of life of the average society of the west, and bushido, as nearly, as may be, represents its exact antithesis. Bushido offers us the ideal of poverty instead of wealth, humility in place of ostentation, self sacrifice in place of selfishness... Bushido inspires ardent courage an the refusal to turn the back upon the enemy, it looks death calmly in the face"

This article was written for The Sydney Morning Herald and published on wednesday the 21st of december 1904, this is a very different perspective, showing the difference between the western habits and Japans opposites. It idolises The  virtues of life in Japan.