"RogerM" wrote in message
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Greg Moritz wrote:

I won't even go into the comparison over who killed more innocent
civilians and helpless POW's during the war.

No need. The Japanese treatment of civilians and POWs was horrendous and
indefensible. However, the civilians who died in the terror bombing of
Japan were not responsible for those acts.

No one is responsible except the Japanese leaders at the time.

In the context of WWII munitions, you cannot destroy an aircraft factory and
*only* the aircraft factory. Civilians in the surrounding areas *will* die.
Especially the workers within the factory.

Even in the context of 21st century munitions.

Which would you choose? Kill 100,000 now, or kill 1,000,000 later?
Sometimes, that terrible choice needs to be made.
Obviously there should be a third choice. But sometimes that third choice is
not given to you.

What would *you* do?

Pete