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To: TimF who wrote (61524)	4/24/2008 2:41:38 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542126

>>Would an invasion that would have killed more innocent civilians have been morally defensible?<< Tim - I don't think we can reasonably assume that an invasion would have killed more innocent civilians. I understand the argument that the firebombings and atomic bombings shortened the war, and thus may have saved lives overall. But I don't buy it. I think they were morally reprehensible acts. I don't see this as a completely black and white question, however. - Allen