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What's the end-game, if survival is the issue?Reader comment on item: How Much Can Air Power Achieve? Submitted by JIMJFOX (Thailand), Apr 6, 2015 at 22:50 Not 100% correct, IMO. First, the degree of force used- if thermobaric or tactical nuclear, history shows that morale will be broken. Who knows what extreme measures might be needed when our survival is at stake? Second, the boots on the ground are muslim ones and they ARE having effect. Territory is being won back and ISIL is no longer all-conquering. The west has learned the hard way that OUR boots are unwelcome anywhere in the muslim world and nothing unites these fanatics like 'crusaders'. Therefore putting western forces in will ensure defeat. Japan had willing suicide bombers, too. But Hiroshima/Nagasaki cured them. Iran is pushing hard to be next in line for the Japan lesson. The most likely to be forced into the nuclear nightmare is undoubtedly Israel. "We love death as you love life". Well then- give it to *them; they get jannah, we avoid slavery to allah. [*them, meaning all the terror groups. Non-combatant casualties, immense. Can't be avoided]. Was same with Japan... Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments". Reader comments (24) on this item
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