>Target-bombing civilians and non-military facilities to inflict severe >damage to the enemy psychic was first adopted by Winston Churchill. >Such a creative thinking was a big surprise even to the generals of NAZI >Germany. >Dresden bombing is one of the well-known examples. Such approach has been >passed to US military and became a tradition trademarked by carpet-bombing >of US Air Forces.
I have to go with the Israeli philosophy that there are no civilians. They may not wear a uniform or carry a gun, but they form the support network for the military effort... hence Dresden bombings and Japanese cities. Beyond this even, it gets down to psychological warfare and destroying the enemies will to fight. Oh yes, and I seem to remember that the Nazis were heavily bombing London and other cities in the UK, then later, sending buzz bombs across the channel. I guess that was OK? -- Larry Miller --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html message/rfc822 --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.