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The problem with the "if I can't conquer it, I'll just level it" offense, is that there is very little defense. Everyone is talking about how difficult it is to
by alkonaut 5y ago
The problem with the "if I can't conquer it, I'll just level it" offense, is that there is very little defense. Everyone is talking about how difficult it is to invade cities. But it's trivial to destroy cities if you have no regard for civilian casualties.
The problem now is that the world can't meaningfully intervene because we didn't say beforehand that we would. We should have set up the no-fly zone with western weapons before there was further invasion. Now it's off limit because it means open conflict with Russia. Russia would not have invaded underneath NATO air supremacy AND it would not have taken the first shot against a french plane over Ukraine.
- HellDunkel 5y agoIf we had set up the nofly zone beforehand that would have been a welcome invitation for putin. Now that he has broken every international law these playbook rules are meaningless.
- chinathrow 5y ago> If we had set up the nofly zone beforehand that would have been a welcome invitation for putin. He did not need an invitation, after all, right?
- HellDunkel 5y agoObviously he did not need an invitation to make a gigantic mistake. This mistake would have been ours as well.
- sofixa 5y ago> Everyone is talking about how difficult it is to invade cities. But it's trivial to destroy cities if you have no regard for civilian casualties. Even a destroyed city can fight on - Stalingrad is a great example of that.