August 6 and 9, 1945----was what happened then "complete savagery"? I do not think so.
What about you?
"August 6 and 9, 1945----was what happened then "complete savagery"? I do not think so.
What about you? "
I don't think so either. It was very brutal, but necessary way to end the war with the fanatical Imperial Japan. Also there were firebombing of Dresden and other German cities and towns by British and American Air Forces. It was also brutal, but it was also necessary to break the willpower of Nazi Germany to fight. After all, the allies fought not just Hitler and his henchmen but the majority of Germans too since most of Germans supported Hitler. Sad but true.
What my objections are about Chechnya are that certain conducts, like revenge kidnappings and murder at random of locals (although most of them are supporters of insurgency) whenever insurgency strikes, completely corrupts the morale of security forces. I believe there should be alternative, like martial law with clear guidelines. I agree I could not understand everything, but there should be some standards even when facing barbaric populations.