[colorado tanker]

Yes. As I recall, there was a high level debate among the British as to whether they should kill Hitler if they ever had a chance and the case for no was his blunders were shortening the war.

It reminds me of a line in Casablanca where Captain Renault is commenting on Rick sending a girl packing who really, really wanted to party with him. To paraphrase:

How extravagant you are, throwing away soldiers like that. Someday they may be scarce.

[Tax-chick]

Heh, good example.