How do we think about the Firebombing of Dresden?

Mark Shea links to this article that compares Churchill's decision to firebomb Dresden, and his initial plan to use anthrax against the civilian population, to Saddam.

What do you think? Are the two comparable? Was Churchill the moral equivalent of Saddam?

It's a disturbing question, particularly because I admire Churchill and the comparison may show that my idol has feet of clay.

I think that there may be a difference, but that difference is not going to be appreciated in our modern age, which focuses on the act and not the actor.