José Herculano wrote:

The bombing was the better of two painful alternatives. The Cold War
continued to make the episode painful.

What gets me big-time ****ed-off is not even arguments to the contrary.
After all, in a free society, you are entitled to an opinion, however
idiotic it may or may not be. What gets me is the fact that there are people
out there willing to break things and raise hell against those who don't
think like them. Nothing but spoiled brats in need of a spanking.... (still
fuming)
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José Herculano

Well, that's because they know the penalty is, at worst, five years'
probation from a U.S. District Court.