settled long ago

Submitted by Larry Seltzer (United States), Apr 6, 2015 at 15:25

The US and British proved in WWII that you can totally flatten an enemy and if they are determined enough, they won't give up. Arguably this was reproven in Vietnam; although there were targets we wouldn't bomb, more outrageous attacks wouldn't have made them any more willing to give up. I've heard it said that they Serbia/Kosovo campaign is the first example of a war won entirely with air power. Perhaps, but it wasn't an existential issue for Serbia.

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