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Source: http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/03/gaza-in-perspective/
Israeli Restraint and Palestinian Responsibility in the Gaza War
[Encyclopedia Britannica] Mitchell Bard - I visited the World War II museum in New Orleans the other day and was struck by the following description of the U.S. bombing of Japan: "On March 9-10, 1945, bombs incinerated 16 square miles and killed 100,000 civilians. In April, bombs destroyed 180 square miles, killed 300,000 people, and left 8.5 million people homeless." "Throughout the war, the United States resisted bombing civilian areas. But with time, attitudes hardened. What once became unthinkable became a deliberate policy." Ask yourself what America would do if its cities were bombarded by 10,000 rockets and mortars over the course of three years. Do you think the response would be proportional? Never in history has an army gone to such great lengths to avoid the loss of innocent life as Israeli forces did during the recent Gaza operation.