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BobTheSubgenius

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18. This style of waging war is totally on-brand for the US military.

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 01:06 PM

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Depending on era, and therefore available technologies, it has always relied on saturation bombing and massive artillery barrages in land engagements. Missiles are today's artillery, so....

If a country has the infrastructure to maintain such campaigns, the number of soldiers that come home that wouldn't have without that level of "preparation" makes it well worthwhile, IMO. In this case, however, I can find no rationale for any of it.

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