@acb @akareilly there is a lot of very valid criticism of carpet bombings of German cities, and of the atomic bombs use against Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Same with Irak, to mention the infamous Collateral Murder video!
It's also worth noting that the way war is waged has changed dramatically since the 1940s. There is way more ability to wage war while minimizing civilian casualties.
Today much more than in 1940s killing civilians is a *choice*.