[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Nobody is agreeing with Hanoi Jane -- the truth is, the attack on Dresden was brutal and many innocent civilians died horrible deaths as a result. Possibly, even probably, it was unavoidable and necessary. But that doesn't change the fact that it was a tragic and grave event.

I find disturbing the number of FReepers casually tossing out statements like 'they had it coming, all of them,' 'it was okay because they probably would have done the same to us,' 'war is war, kill them all.'

Aren't they tough.

[cripplecreek]

And I still don’t care how tightly knotted your little panties are.

You pathetic pieces of garbage want to call my grandfather a war criminal, go right on ahead but don’t expect me to be cowed by your pseudo intellectual emotionalism. Its not going to happen.

[jmacusa]

One word: Auschwitz.