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[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago

On December 8, 1941, Disney studios were essentially converted into a propaganda machine for the United States government. While most World War II films were created for training purposes, films such as Victory Through Air Power were created to catch the attention of government officials and to build public morale among the U.S. and Allied powers.[3] Among the notables who decided after seeing the film that Seversky and Disney knew what they were talking about were Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUeKeN9bXSE

This short propaganda film rebranded "terror bombing" aerial bombardment strategy to seem like a moral obligation for competent war fighting. The US and allies have been utilizing this strategy consistently in various conflicts. They still didn't "win" in (all of) Korea or Vietnam though.