"Men dying is a relative thing. The effect of the air campaign is a cumulative one and no one can predict which blow will be the crucial blow [to the enemy]."
— War

January 1, 1970

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U.S. General Harold K. Johnson in a White House meeting of Lyndon B. Johnson and advisors, in response to the question of why they should ask a man to risk his life to bomb a tactically insignificant target. September 5, 1967. Memorandum From the President's Assistant (Jones) to President Johnson