Was this the Bomber Command offensive that had been going on for a number of years, with consequent loss to both attackers and defenders, that included, over a four year period, attacks on cities in the German occupied parts of Europe?
That one of those was Dresden is not disputed, but I refer you to the post prior to your own.
The biography of ACM Sir Arthur Harris quoted is one of a number of books about the man, warts and all. He, single-handedly, grasped what modern warfare was all about in those days, ie no cigar for coming second! It must have been a very pleasant feeling in the 40s in the US to know that there was not an invasion force sidling up to invading New York because they couldn't get past a lump of land just off the coast of mainland Europe.
This post was not meant to be an anti-US comment, more of the idea that we did what was required to bring to a swift conclusion the nasty business in Germany.
