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continuousQ t1_iydqfqi wrote

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

Not cities, bases. Destroy all their aircraft, ships and missile launch sites. Russia doesn't need incentives, they have plenty if that mattered. They need to lose their entire military.

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TheFishFromUnderTheC t1_iyen00g wrote

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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Appropriate_Grade816 t1_iye2d28 wrote

Not just morally, but your plan to terrorbomb Russian cities is completely idiotic from a military-strategic perspective too. Attacks against civilians increase resolve, it does not lessen it. We are lucky people like you are not in charge of the Ukrainian military.

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antibacterialsoap t1_iye7pjw wrote

It CAN increase resolve. I think it probably would for Russian civilians. But strategic bombing of cities can also completely break opposition. Russia succeeded this way against Syria with completely annihilating their cities. Those same commanders that got their experience in Syria are running the show now in Ukraine.

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Appropriate_Grade816 t1_iyeend9 wrote

In Syria there were large amounts of troops capable of mounting campaigns on the ground, the Russians do not have that capability in Ukraine. Moreover, the Syrian conflict is still ongoing with rebels across the country.

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antibacterialsoap t1_iyeqngi wrote

To be clear, I think it would be a bad move ethically and strategically to bomb Russian cities.

I just think sometimes in certain conflicts against certain opponents, this can yield the horrific results so desired by the people giving those orders.

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gotBanhammered t1_iye1jtg wrote

Hurting civilians is never the answer. By your logic Israel should start executing Palestinian civilians.

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FapToMySkill t1_iye5pxt wrote

Wait they don't already?

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gotBanhammered t1_iye804x wrote

Newsflash: More Russian soldiers died this year than all Palestinians... In all wars...

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FapToMySkill t1_iyeml99 wrote

I'm sorry but who asked about that?

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gotBanhammered t1_iyepu0k wrote

Putting into perspective the myth that Palestinians are being randomly executed/genocided.

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FapToMySkill t1_iyett0f wrote

Myth? How much do you get paid? :D

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Edit: found that you served in Iranian military. Explains the bias.

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