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TheFishFromUnderTheC t1_iyen00g wrote

Reply to comment by continuousQ in Letter bomb explodes in Ukranian embassy in Madrid by The_Food_Scientist

Yeah, bombing cities makes a population resent the attacking force. Only bomb army bases and strategic points. The more you avoid the general populous, the better.

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AllLovingVillian t1_iyf6lc2 wrote

Sherman ended the American Civil War by razing Georgia to the ground. Total war works, you have to commit fully.

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djbtech t1_iyf9u04 wrote

Nukes ended the last "total war"

Care to double down on WWIII?

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DrFunkenstyne t1_iyfa54m wrote

What may have worked then doesn't necessarily work now. The prevalence of cel phones and the resulting videos of war atrocities make it very hard to garner support for such acts. Just my 2 cents, I could be wrong.

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