>>I do not believe we were alone in this:
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>I whole-heartedly agree with you, both sides are at fault (I thought the US had very little involvement in the bombing of Dresden, the majority killed were all civilians & we have called the organiser a hero & raised a statue as a memorial to him)
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>The US do seem to have been the major contributor to allied deaths of the last few wars/conflicts though (maybe our papers don't report "friendly-fire" incidents where it is British troops doing the firing on US troops, a distinct possibility).

Len;

The battle of Okinawa. One stat: American troops killed about 4000 American Marines and Army personal. What action was taken? None.

How many were killed at the WTC? Perhaps about half the above number. What value does a life have? It seems to have a political consequence and definition.

Tom