The way to win a war is to make the other side lose the will to continue the fight. Something we haven’t done since the U.N. was created. In Japan and Germany, total overwhelming force and destruction caused the populations of both countries to lose the will to fight.
Although I’m not sure we want to open up the smallpox option that Dan suggests, his point is on the mark. We need to fight with enough brutality and force that the civilian population gives up support for the Taliban/Al Qaeda. We have the superior numbers and the far superior weapons.
We just need to get the lawyers and left wing media out of the trenches and let the military fight to win.
I’m not advocating criminal conduct such as rape and murder of surrendering civilians or fighters. But to crucify our troops for going after the enemy that is being shielded by civilians is the path to disaster.
