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Originally Posted by bub  It is true that most Allied war crimes are "isolated" (for example the murdering of unarmed Germans in Chenogne or in Utah was not part of a specific policy).
You can compare that to German soldiers killing Allied POWs/civilians during the battle of the Bulge, there was no order asking for that, it was commited by individuals. |
And if that was the full extent of the crimes committed by the nazis in WWII, I'd agree they were comparable.
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However, there was a policy according to which Japaneses who surrendered should not be taken prisonner.
Then, the bombing of Dresden, which had no military importance, was not "limited" and was "government sanctionned".
So was the deportation of millions of people who wanted to flee from USSR (if you call it a war crime), or letting thousands of POW die from starvation.
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I can agree we can debate whether bombing in wartime constitutes war crimes.
But you have not convinced me it compares with the systematic murder of millions of people because of their religious beliefs.