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To: Pikamax; Optimus Prime; Bikers4Bush; Little Ray; danneskjold

Well, let me disagree with out being disagreeable, because perhaps the Brits do owe the Krauts and appology for Dresden (and Hamburg, too, for that matter). I say this because of the bombing strategy that Britian employed late into the war when it was no longer necessary. The RAF sent in their Lancaster pathfinders at night with incendiary munitions and, basically, the rest of the bomber command lined up on the flames and carpet bombed what was left. This was all going on while American B-17s and B-24s were doing the strategic precision bombing in daylight (and therefore exposed to more danger) with the famed Norden bombsight--the same one offered to the Brits, but turned down!


22 posted on 10/29/2004 7:31:11 AM PDT by meandog ("Do unto others before they do unto you!")
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To: meandog
I say this because of the bombing strategy that Britian employed late into the war when it was no longer necessary.

War Is Hell...

27 posted on 10/29/2004 7:32:30 AM PDT by danneskjold (Hey Dims...Here's a one finger victory salute for you!!!)
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To: meandog

They STARTED WWI and WWII, they're lucky we didn't whipe the whole place off the face of the earth to make sure they couldn't start the next WW.

To be in a position to ask for an apology you can't be the country that started the war in the first place.


30 posted on 10/29/2004 7:34:09 AM PDT by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)
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To: meandog

Don't see what there is to apologize about. Again, ya starts a war, ya lives with the consequences. The Brits were entitled to do anything they wished to the Germans if they could pull it off.

If you start a war, make d@mn sure you win.


32 posted on 10/29/2004 7:35:39 AM PDT by Little Ray (John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
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To: meandog
the bombing strategy that Britian employed late into the war when it was no longer necessary.

Bombing strategies (of any kind) become "no longer necessary" when the other side surrenders.

Prior to the surrender, I support whatever bombing strategy the military wants to suggest.

35 posted on 10/29/2004 7:36:42 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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