Arthur Harris, by his own admission, had no interest in destroying the German war-making capability. His sole interest was in killing Germans for the sake of killing Germans. I cast no aspersions on the men of Bomber Command, who faithfully and bravely carried out their orders in the belief that they were doing their part to win a war they had not started. Their orders, however, were both abominable and counterproductive. The blame for that lies squarely at the feet of those who gave the orders. Harris’ deliberate refusal to cooperate with USAAF 8th Air Force was reprehensible in the extreme.
You'll excuse me if I don't shed any tears for the "poor Germans".