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===Aerial bombing===
===Aerial bombing===
Michael Tracey writes:<ref>[https://mtracey.substack.com/p/a-fairy-tale-version-of-world-war A Fairy Tale Version of World War II is Being Used to Sell the Next World War], Michael Tracey, September 21, 2022. substack.</ref>
Michael Tracey writes:<ref>[https://mtracey.substack.com/p/a-fairy-tale-version-of-world-war A Fairy Tale Version of World War II is Being Used to Sell the Next World War], Michael Tracey, September 21, 2022. substack.</ref>
{{quotebox-float|"Those keen to maintain an ability to say that US entry to World War II was justified, even if certain methods or tactics were not justified, often point to a few high-profile examples of bombing raids which they think may have crossed a line. These commonly include the firebombing of Dresden, the firebombing of [[Tokyo]], and the [[nuclear]] strikes on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] — all of which deliberately targeted civilians for mass destruction. But less commonly understood is that these attacks were not aberrational. Deliberate targeting of civilians was always a foundational tenet of the Allied (and US) aerial warfare strategy.
{{quotebox-float|"Those keen to maintain an ability to say that US entry to World War II was justified, even if certain methods or tactics were not justified, often point to a few high-profile examples of bombing raids which they think may have crossed a line. These commonly include the firebombing of [[Dresden]], the firebombing of [[Tokyo]], and the [[nuclear]] strikes on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] — all of which deliberately targeted civilians for mass destruction. But less commonly understood is that these attacks were not aberrational. Deliberate targeting of civilians was always a foundational tenet of the Allied (and US) aerial warfare strategy.
According to a review published in 2006 by Air University Press, and conveniently available on the Defense Department’s website, US perpetration of so-called “area raids” in the European theater was officially authorized and systematic.
According to a review published in 2006 by Air University Press, and conveniently available on the Defense Department’s website, US perpetration of so-called “area raids” in the European theater was officially authorized and systematic.