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The firebombing of Dresden was not a 'millitary' action it was a political statement to Stalin.

""There were no heavy industries in Desden to speak of, and it was of no military significance. It was, however, a city swollen with refugees fleeing the Red Army, who were advancing from their position only 60 miles away. It was also a hospital center for British, Canadian, American, and German wounded. The goal of the firebombing of Dresden There were no heavy industries in Desden to speak of, and it was of no military significance. It was, however, a city swollen with refugees fleeing the Red Army, who were advancing from their position only 60 miles away. It was also a hospital center for British, Canadian, American, and German wounded. The goal of the firebombing of Dresden ""

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For those morbidly interested .. the conventional firebombing(missions) of the Japenese and German Cities caused more deaths then either of the Atomic bombs dropped.

Despite what historical revisioinist say.. dropping the atomic bomb on the 'millitary' targets  (yes there were millitary targets in both cities) probably saved many American lives.  

Dresden was a demonstration.. and I think wrong.

  Author's note.  My mother lived in Germany during World War II and recalls being bombed by the British (it was at night so ..).  I believe that war was just and right.  The Dresden raid was Churchill telling Stalin to back off.. with folk like you and me paying the price.

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Italics are from George Bush's Sept 20th Speech  normal text is Bill Whittle

[i]We are not deceived by their pretenses to piety. We have seen their kind before. They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century. By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions -- by abandoning every value except the will to power -- they follow in the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way, to where it ends: in history's unmarked grave of discarded lies.[/i]

Yes, precisely: not desperately aggrieved parties, not freedom fighters, not anything more than thugs and murderers who want to impose their way of life on the world. Fascists. Ruthless, fanatical bastards sworn to our destruction.

Then, three paragraphs later, this:

 [i]Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.[/i]

This line, this doctrine – either you’re with us or the terrorists – has drawn derision and scorn from the nuanced sophisticates from around the world. What they refuse to see is that in one brilliant stroke it cuts the camouflage away from terror, and in effect neutralizes the very lever that makes International Terror so effective a tool: deniability. More on this in a moment.

I love the way that man writes!