[Leaplist] Paul Again

[William A. Mahaffey III]

Chris wrote:

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> And I'd argue that Hiroshima, while horiffic, was only horrific
> in terms of the means of destruction - certainly there were
> many other actions that were as destructive, for example,
> the Dresden fire-bombings killed, at a minimum, 35,000 and
> wreaked massive destruction. I doubt the dead much cared
> whether they were killed by fusion or napalm.

I believe the number at Dresden was closer to 250,000 (many disappeared 
w/o records due to their refuge status) .... It burned for better than a 
week after the raids, caused so much turbulence at 20,000 ft that 
subsequent bomber raids had to be diverted around Dresden for flight safety.

I also agree that it was completely justified, & saved dozens of 
thousands of lives of American soldiers, and probably millions of lives 
of Japanese civilians. Godspeed, General Tibbets.

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	William A. Mahaffey III

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