[Mrs. Don-o]

????

Really???

I will cop to "moral judgment," but not to emotionalism. I didn't say a word about my feelings, nor base any of my reasoning on sentiment. Kindly take a moment and show me where I did.

[zipper]

Yes, you're not specific, didn't answer ANY of my questions (post #33) other than with non-specific regulatory citations or blatant emotional right/wrong generalities, and you're flat WRONG about much of what you assume regarding the Dresden bombings, and probably the Aug. 1945 nuclear bombings of Japan (by extension and for consistency you must be against those too, but you never answered my questions about those attacks on Japanese cities).

What's wrong is the targeted or strategic or intentionally indiscriminate killing of civilians. A good soldier will not do this; it's against the UCMJ and U.S. as well as international law

The first three Geneva Conventions dealt with combatants. It wasn't until the fourth Geneva Convention that issues of civilians in a war zone were dealt with. Guess when that was?

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IV GENEVA CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN PERSONS IN TIME OF WAR OF 12 AUGUST 1949

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.33_GC-IV-EN.pdf

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And you're also flat WRONG about the UCMJ: the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was signed into law on May 5, 1950 by President Truman.

https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/UCMJ_summary.pdf

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Now if you'll answer my questions previously presented in post #33 I'll be happy to challenge your answers.