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Thread #120320   Message #2622267
Posted By: artbrooks
30-Apr-09 - 07:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obama and torture
Subject: RE: BS: Obama and torture
I stand corrected. There was US participation in the Dresden bombing. However, many historical sources indicate that Bomber Harris was interested primarily in a terror raid, and the strategic targets assigned to the US were secondary to this goal. Churchill said "The destruction of Dresden remains a serious query against the conduct of Allied bombing. I am of the opinion that military objectives must henceforward be more strictly studied in our own interests than that of the enemy. The Foreign Secretary has spoken to me on this subject, and I feel the need for more precise concentration upon military objectives such as oil and communications behind the immediate battle-zone, rather than on mere acts of terror and wanton destruction, however impressive."