There has been much talk on Israel's counter attack on Hamas within Palestinian territory. Some saying that if Israel doesn't change its tactics, opinion will turn on Israel and that may be the beginning of a possible escalation even a nuclear escalation. My mind travelled to Dresden (or even Coventry) during WW2... "Bombing of Dresden, during World War II, Allied bombing raids on February 13–15, 1945, that almost completely destroyed the German city of Dresden. The raids became a symbol of the “terror bombing” campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war. Throughout the war, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had called for increased British air raids against the population centres of Germany in order to swamp German authorities and services, particularly transportation, with hordes of refugees. As the Allied forces closed in on the Third Reich in 1945, such targets became more feasible because of the air superiority and improved navigation techniques of the Anglo-American bomber force. Before World War II, Dresden was called “Florence on the Elbe” and was considered one of the world’s most beautiful cities because of its architecture and art treasures. Having never previously been attacked in the war, the city offered increased value for terror bombing against an inexperienced population. On the night of February 13, the British Bomber Command hit Dresden with an 800-bomber air raid, dropping some 2,700 tons of bombs, including large numbers of incendiaries. Aided by weather conditions, a firestorm developed, incinerating tens of thousands of people. The U.S. Eighth Air Force followed the next day with another 400 tons of bombs and carried out yet another raid by 210 bombers on February 15. It is thought that some 25,000–35,000 civilians died in Dresden in the air attacks, though some estimates are as high as 250,000, given the influx of undocumented refugees that had fled to Dresden from the Eastern Front. Most of the victims were women, children, and the elderly." (Bold mine). -Brittanica A mate of mine pointed out that munitions today are far more accurate and the comparison is not complete...Just a thought.
I knew a man who was a bombardier during WWII. He had really bad knees and could hardly walk. I asked his son why is dad didn't get his knees fixed. "Dad is atoning for what he did at Dresden" I was told.
