I think he wiggled a bit following the Dresden Raid. Pouring the blame on 'Bomber Harris,' who was to become something of a pariah after the war.
I always remember questioning my Old Man about the scale of the bombing on Germany, which far exceeded the Blitz. My Old Man was ex infantry who shipped out for El Alamein going across North Africa, up through Sicily and Italy before being wounded out.
He thought about my question for a minute, then shrugged his shoulders and replied: "They started it."
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"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Corporal Hicks
(Actually Ripley said it first.)
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