[lit-ideas] Re: Hitler-Stalin/Voices of Reluctance (a novel)

<Such tsk-tsking from a resident of the
country which perpetrated the worst friendly
fire massacre in history. During WW2, the RAF
killed over 7,000 Nazi camp survivors in
Lybeck harbor. The strafing butchery was
followed by an "Oops" and a stiff-upper-lip
cover-up.>
I would re-think this. First, I would like to know if the RAF knew they were bombing camp survivors. For example, was it near any kind of factory? Second, even now, aerial bombing is not all that accurate. Consider accidental bombing of civilians with drones. Third, I don't think it behooves citizens of the only country which deliberately dropped atom bombs on civilians to criticize the others. And finally, the English were bombed, rocketed, etc., etc. while US was not.
I am grateful to Americans, Russians and British (UK) for liberating Europe from Nazis. I was there, among the liberated. And I am relieved that I was not the one to decide where and upon whom to drop bombs. But you will forgive, I hope, that I do not have a lot of sympathy for Germans of that time. I think the current population of Germany has gone a long way to right past wrongs. But none of this will bring back any of the dead. Nor will it help people who are still suffering psychological damage. 

Veronica, not proud of US history in Latin America
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Donal: Who else have you have invaded while my back's been turned?


Well, it's early yet. (Didn't realize that was your back, by the way.)


Donal: ... the US military act like thuggish murderers
Such tsk-tsking from a resident of the country which perpetrated the worst friendly fire massacre in history. During WW2, the RAF killed over 7,000 Nazi camp survivors in Lybeck harbor. The strafing butchery was followed by an "Oops" and a stiff-upper-lip cover-up. 

In good cheer,
Eric
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