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> terrorizing the population into surrendering. This is asymmetrical warfare in a nutshell

• jcranmer 7y ago
  Except terrorizing a population into surrendering hasn't proven to be an effective tactic in history. I'm struggling to think of a single case where it actually happened.
  • DaiPlusPlus 7y ago
    While terrorism (going by the classical definition) hasn’t had had any (or many?) victories of that sort - let’s not pretend that acts of terrorism don’t achieve political goals - and if nothing else they make the people in charge sit-up and take notice. There’s only one example I can comfortably talk about: I don’t believe Devolution and the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland would have come about if it weren’t for the shadow of the IRA looming over Westminster.
    • redis_mlc 7y ago
      My understanding is that US envoys and a moderator was the main reason for the ceasefire.
      • clacke2 7y ago
        Would they have even been there if not for the terrorism?
  • eecc 7y ago
    Uhm, nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki?