Quote:The policy I've advocated is to bomb until the enemy surrenders unconditionally. Get it straight before spewing your objections
And this denotes the dark side of our species evolution. No different than the alpha male primate in a troope reacting to a subordinate. Very primitive thinking and is merely a reflection of male testosterone.
Once a group of people set up a social pecking order any threat to that order is going to create an enemy of the minority and or outsider.
Tribalism is local, human suffering is universal. So the issue becomes, what do we want our species to appeal to? Our ability go be violent, or our ability to have civil conflict resolution?
Yes a quick and blunt victory makes you the winner. But that is hardly impressive in our species history. Everyone wants to be on top.
