Give me a break! Things have to be judged according to the times. Just as crucifixion is now considered cruel and unusual, at the time of Christ's death it was the normal method of execution. Until fairly recently, public hanging was the accepted method of execution here in the U.S. and decapitation by guillotine continued until the 1940s in Europe.
If we are to allow some sort of johnny-come-lately re-assessment of wartime tactics we might as well condemn Italians for the destruction of Carthage by the Roman Legions. Give me a break!
THANK YOU! Nothing irritates me more than high and mighty armchair intellects who believe they have the moral authority to apply today's standards to history.
Hubris at it's most appalling.