Dresden was a blast.
"All's fair in love and war".
Don't wanna get nuked?
Then don't blow up Pearl Harbour.
Don't want your cities bombed?
Then don't bomb London.
Don't want your country invaded?
Then don't harbour terrorists who blow up New York City.
Don't want your country invaded and your neck stretched?
Then don't be Saddam Hussein.
No degree from Harvard needed for this one either.