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Comrade Stalin thinkwe thinks think thinkswe tbinkiw we can canWhen canWhen When vTlilkle Wl1lkJe Wlllkie was W8I In Moscow Moacoa MoscowStalin MoacoaStalin MoscowStalin Stalin ralaed raised a question quesUon about Ar As Areenttna Asgenttns Argentlna eenttna genttns describing deicribinK it a as a . the Axil AxIs Aul AxIs.ource Aulsource ource .ource source . of ot information 1n1onnaUon about .hlp hlp shi shimovements . shlmovementa .hlpmovementa | movementa movements He couldn t t Wlderlltand unideratani Wlderlltandwhy uniderataniwhy under tan tanwhy < why such luch a condition condiUon should be al- al - allowed a allowed ] lowed to exJ.LIi exisL exJ.L exJL exist exisLU . ' * . ' 'Btaim Btaim ' U Ii 11 you have . so .0 0 much power Stann Stalin told WlUkle WIWde WUllde , . , "why why ' " why 'why ' don dont t you youclean ye yeclean yoiclean clean up the Argentine Arentine , government aovemment governmentor , . or r take over the country-do country do country - - do .om om some something . somethine . thin thing . to turn the Axil Axis out of there uiereT thereT ? ' ' * willkie WUUd Willki . touncllt found It somewhat lomewhat diftlcult diftlcultto di difficultto licul liculto to explain that the Good NelKhbor Neighbo NelKhborpoUey Neighbopolicy Nelghbolpolicy poUey policy would prevent . such .ucb ucb Interfer Interferenee Interference Interference enee ence , . la in tune time of f war a as . in time Urne of ofpeace o opeace oll peace eace eaceNOTE peaceNOTE NOTE Ctate State department .xpe xpe expert expertexpect . expertexpect . ! expect that that , , desplto delplte despite the new Arlren Argen ArlrenUne Argentine Argentine Une tine govenunent government , ovemment s . reactionary attt atti attittide attLtude , . tude ttide on emestle dome.tlc dometlc domestic . questions questlonl , it will willbe wll wllbe willbe be driva driven to break relations relationa with witi withthe witithe wiltthe the Axis te In erder order to get let lend leas leasi leasisupplies leassupplies . < supplies suppllel from the United States State . Thi Thu Thuis ThliIs . 11 is what Latin general generals , enerau * want mostHUMANE most . . . a aBUM&NE nUMANK BUM&NE BUMNE HUMANE & BOMBINGStrane BOMBINGStrange BOMBING trange Strane Strange , as It may leem seem e m the Unit United United United ed State States Sta tes * air 10rc forced forcet are plannina plannhtl planninathe plannhtlthe plannlnithe the humane bombing bomblnlr of Germany GermanyThe7 GermanyThey GermanyThey The7 They want to avoid kllltn killing , people peopleand peopleand peopiand * and destroying destroym . non military buUd build buUdloBI buildfags buildIngs loBI fags They want to brln bring , the war wal warto walto waito to a merciful mercltul endingHllrh endingHigh ending endingHigh High Hllrh ranking rankinK fflcers otncera officers of ot the air ail airforces ailforces ailforce forces * are urging urlinK that we conduceour conductour conduct conduce our ur bombing bombJnK operation Clperatlona operations * In luch such * uch s sway . away WB7 way that unnece.a unnecea unnecessary . . . , destructionof destructiorof destruction destructior of t enemy life me and property Iban shall ball be beheld beheld held to a minimum mJnimum mJnimum1bJ minimumThis minimumTola 1bJ Tola This . is I * . part of f their thesis tn tnfavor Ir Irfavor infavor favor of precision or r pin point pointbombinl pointbombing pointbombing bombinl bombing as a * . contrasted with the , ' ' area , bombing bombina of ot thi the RAF The Theprecisi Theprecision Theprecision precisi precision n bombing bombinl carried on in is indaylight isdaylight Indaylight daylight , , . Is able to pick out the pre- pre precue pre-cls pre cls - - cue vise military target and destroy that thatwithout thatwithout thatwithout without laying la1ine wast waste * to an entire entirecity entirecity ntirecity city , . or klUIng kiUlnI killing helpless heJpless civilian civilians civiliansThese * Thes These . air torce torces forces * omcers of/9cers of 9cers omcer / * speak .peak peak . 01 of 01the ofthe ofthe the post-war post war postwar - - a attitude ttltude of nation nations na tions * to- to - toward toward to toward - ward each eacb other , emphasizing emphaeiztn , : that thatcarel"l thatcareless thatcareler carel"l carell careless " bombing would Intensity intensify thehatreds the thebatredll thehatreds batredll hatreds of war and make it more moreditncult moredffllcult moredifficult ditncult dffllcult to build buUd a peaceful world . . . Somebody will wID have to rebuild the thebroken thebroken thebreken broken cities clUea of 01 Europe World ties tiesare tiesare tiesare are now so close clo.e cloe . that no , . great .eat eat areaa areas areaaof areasof areaof * of deitructioa de.trucUon detrucUon destruction . can be allowed to re- re remain remain re remain - - main , , rebuilding rebuDdtnl will have to be bedone bedone bedone done . , . and only nly the victor victors * will ha have havethe havethe ve vethe the power to 0 & do the work . . . Therefore , , , say lay these exponent exponents * ot of otprecillon ofprecision fprecision precillon precision bombing bombinl let us have no noindl.crlminate noIndiscriminate noindiscriminate indl.crlminate indlcrlminate Indiscriminate . bombing bombtnK but only a aprecialon aprecision aprecision precialon precision Job which wblcb spares pare * . the ute life uteand lifeand Ufaand and property 01 of f the enemy as a * much mucha muchas muchas a as . poasiblee porlble poasible possible possibleOWRCHIILL e . . oirononiLL CD1JBODILL OWRCHIILL THE TOE PROPHETStudent PROPh pnoriiKT PROPHET pnoriiKTStudent ET ETStudents Student Students . * of alr'power alrpower air/power air power air'power airpower ' / have dug up upan upan upan an old tatement Itatement statement of VTlnston Winston Church- Church Churchm Church-Ills Church Ills - - . m Ill a . , , written In la 1917 1017 1 > 17 which revea18 reveals revea18an revealsso revealan * an so amazing amaziq foresight foresllht in the possl posei posslbWUell poseibWtles possibilltles bWUell bWtles and limitations limitation . of ot aerial aerialbombtn aerialbombing aerialbombing aerialbombingA bombtn bombing , bombingAs A As . A * everybody knows , . the Nad Nazi NadbUtz Naziblitz Naziblitz bUtz blitz against alatnst England intended0 intended \0 0 to \ 0terrorize toterrorize toterrorize terrorize the people failed tailed in it its it . * ob ob- oh obJective objective - . jective iective On flit the th * other hand the themore themore themore more clentlflc sclenUnc scientific bombing bombinl of the con continent continent conUnent tinent by the BAF RAY RAF and AAF-Btra AAF Btra AAF-stra stra AAFBtratellc AAFstralogic AAF - - atratogtc tellc logic bomblnK-ls bomblnK ls bombing-la bombing la bombing - I * now expected to tobrinl tobring tobring brinl bring Hitler mUer to Ws his hi * knee knees kneesChurchill * ChurchUl Churchill seemed emed to foresee both bothof bothof bthof * of these thes * developments development . when he said saidin saidIn saidIn in In a paper pa er on Air Power written writtenin writtenIn writtenIn in In 1917 1017 1 17 mat that aothing nothinl nothing we know a about aboutwarfare aboutwarfare out outwartare wartare warfare can lead us w u . to beUeve believe beUevethat believethat believthat that bombing bombina for terror alone can cancau canCause cancause cau Cause . . iucb auch such a moral morale * collaps collap.e collape collapse . * a a . to toforce tororce totore force rorce * a major nation to lue sue * u torpeace forpeace tor for eaceChurchill peaceChurchill peace Churchill emphasized tha that t airpower airpower air power wer must muat . single .inKle inKle out ut and attack attacktransportation attacktransportation attfcktransportation transportation . , factories ractorles , , and other otherenemy otherenemy otherenemy enemy lajtaUatlwis installatJOIlI inatallatlors upon which whlcb the theenemy theenemy theenerny enemy war making makJnK ability dependsEnland dependsEngland depends dependsEngland England Enland , I s survived of f the blitz blitzKlvea blitzgives hUtxgiv Klvea gives * dramatic dramatis support to te the ftrst first ftrstpart firstpart flrstpart part of f that statement .tatement tatement . , , , and end Allied Alliedair Alliedair Alliedair air power Is 1s I * now nowond provlna proving the .ee- .ee aec- aec aecand . .eeond - - ond and part . . . a . part1N8TALLMENT INITALLMKNT INSTALLMENT 1N8TALLMENT BUYINGBusine BUYINGBusiness BUYING BUYINGBusiness Busine Business . b I * . usually squawkina squawking squawkingabout squawkinaabout squawkingabout about government ( , ovi-nment ovi nment overnment - regulation reeulaUoo . , , but butsere huther bere sere * is . t * one case caN where merchants merchantswant mercbantawant want It continued after the war we war'Ibey warThey . 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