You've basically justified the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., since Lower Manhattan in NYC and the Pentagon in Virginia are the commercial and military centers of the "Great Satan."
“There was no need to level entire cities to destroy those “military targets.”
In WWII bombers were lucky if they hit within 500 yards of their assigned targets. That’s well documented. Dropping thousands of tons of explosives was the only way to ensure destruction and even then it was a dicey proposition at best.
“You’ve basically justified the 9/11 attacks on the U.S…”
The Allies didn’t hijack German commercial aircraft and fly turn them into guided missiles. And you’re forgetting that Hitler was launching hundreds of V1 and V2 missiles into London without any regard for where they were landing.
At one point he was killing more civilians in England than he was Allied troops in the battlefield. He wanted “total war” and that’s exactly what he got.
And, just for grins, you can add the atrocities the Japanese were committing all across Asia. And it’s fair to point up that the Japanese weren’t signatories to the Geneva Conventions in WWII.
So while I understand your argument I most certainly don’t agree with it.
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