[stand watie]

pardon me, but your IGNORANCE of the Law of War is showing.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were BOTH legitimate targets of war, as was Dresdan. ALL three were legitimate targets because:

1.there were well-established military installations there,

2.each was an established supply base for an organized military force (SORRY, being a "food source" does NOT count-agricultural activities are NOT military targets, under the LoW!) AND

3. all three cities were contained CRITICAL manufacturing plants of a military nature.

(in case you haven't figured out by now, i used to teach LoW @ USAMPS & USARSEUR.)

for dixie,sw

[Non-Sequitur]

Atlanta was a manufacturing and transportation hub, not to mention beign full of Johnston's troops when Sherman arrived. By your definition then it was a legitimate military target.

[Rebelbase]

"pardon me, but your IGNORANCE of the Law of War is showing"

The winner gets to define how the Law of War is applied and its existance does'nt mean it will be applied to the letter. Look at all the Japaneses "war crimes" (or what should have been considered crimes) that went unpunished.

In case you have'nt noticed, I've never taught LoW, and don't give a damn who has.

[Rebelbase]

"pardon me, but your IGNORANCE of the Law of War is showing"

The winner gets to define how the Law of War is applied and its existance does'nt mean it will be applied to the letter. Look at all the Japaneses "war crimes" (or what should have been considered crimes) that went unpunished.

In case you have'nt noticed, I've never taught LoW, and don't give a damn who has.