North Korea ready for "Holy War"

[Autumnlicious]

Your argument was that we should kill everyone in the country because of the possibility they might join a terrorist organization

Target unassociated people is despicable and one thing but targeting all unassociated people in a country just so you won't take any risks is another

Besides the EU already punishes other countries for shit like this, they just don't punish China and the US because they don't want long drawn out wars with very selfish people

Bull fucking shit I didn't say that. I said that one shouldn't leave vestiges of the old government in place, right down to administrators and local party leaders. Or would you like to twist that too?

I said target the enemies or, as I put it, those "who support the enemies economic or military [or political -- sic] structure". That is a basic definition and you know it.

War resides on tormenting the enemy enough to not support a cause, by killing supporters and combatants.

Or do you wish to redefine what I said?

Oh, and FYI, (because you cannot be bothered to read well enough, let alone between the words), I support either leaving places like Iraq well enough alone or, if war must be, eliminating or jailing all of the enemies' political organization, absorbing the turncoats that arrive. Meaning, for example, in Iraq, all Baathists who dare act against us are jailed or killed for inciting rebellion. Obviously, those who do not act against us and/or hold no established power are neutrals/friendlies.

And before you protest, I must point out that activity happened in all past wars. My favorite example is the American Civil War, but one could no doubt see this policy in action with the American Revolution, etc,.

I suppose, though, you could redefine things anyways...

I miss Pippy...

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For there to be a successful war, a nation must utterly destroy the enemy's fighting force and all who support it (civilians included).

Somehow we managed to defeat Germany and Japan without exterminating the civilian populations of both countries.

When I said "support", I meant actively support (as in providing resistance, continuing to build factories).

And last I checked, we did kill swathes of civilians who worked at German factories, for example.

When we wiped out enough of the German forces, the residual and their supporters switched to neutral/friendlies because they surrendered.

Had they not, but continued to fight to the last man, I assure you, it would've necessitated utter annihilation.

And the American generals would've certainly acquiesced.