Secondly, one of the many reasons why the U.S. failed to bomb Auschwitz was the collateral damage that would have harmed innocent Jews. By destroying the concentration camps, this would create an ethical conflict, the article, ‘Why Wasn't Auschwitz Bombed’, clearly states,”...bombing a concentration camp filled with an innocent, unjustly imprisoned civilian population also posed a moral dilemma to the Allies. To be willing to sacrifice the lives of innocent civilians, one had to accurately perceive conditions in the camp and presume that the sacrifices of those killed in Allied bombings were worthwhile.”(46). We see that the Allies faced difficult decisions; if they bombed Auschwitz, they might harm innocent Jews unfairly. The leaders had to
