Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Math Junkie]

As I understand it, Dresden was primarily a cultural center, without much effect on the war effort. The main problem with bringing it up in the context of the current discussion is that it does not justify anything. Although there was no moral equivalence between sides in World War II, neither side had clean hands in their conduct of the war. The standards of behavior in war time have advanced since then, and those who draw comparisons to that time run the risk of bringing back the bad old days.

The Arabs had better hope and pray they don't succeed in convincing the world that preferring civilian targets is OK. The U.S. suffered grievous harm on 9/11/02, and Israel suffers grievous harm every week. Can you imagine the horrors that would result if the West were to use this as a justification for going back to the policies that allowed the firebombing of Dresden?