To: TFine80
One must not forget the logistical support that the "civilian population" provided by working at the German Defense factories, giving comfort and aid to the German soldiers, etc. Those "civilians" should have been considered as part of Hitlers war machine. It unfortunate that many died during the bombings of Dresden but the Allied Commanders deemed it necessary.
To: NY Attitude
>One must not forget the logistical support that >the "civilian population" provided by working at the >German Defense factories,
>
This is just the "So it's OK to kill civilians" argument.
Ward-Churchill (How I hate having to write that name) plays that card on 9-11
This kind of justification works well for other, such as Oradour, Lidice. 'Don't forget the logistical support the "civilian population [in that grid-square]" ' gave the partisans. So now it's OK to slaughter a grid-square of civilians.
I'm happy with that if you're happy with that.
127 posted on
05/11/2005 1:16:45 AM PDT by
PzGr43
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