A very misguided idea. Especially during the Civil War, there were families fighting their own families. A scorched earth policy especially AFTER the South had surrendered would have created just as much awfulness, maybe worse, than what happened after Lincoln's assassination. And it's mistaken to say that WW2 ended that way. It didn't e…
A very misguided idea. Especially during the Civil War, there were families fighting their own families. A scorched earth policy especially AFTER the South had surrendered would have created just as much awfulness, maybe worse, than what happened after Lincoln's assassination. And it's mistaken to say that WW2 ended that way. It didn't either in Germany or Japan. In Germany although the Nuremberg trials did deal with the highest leaders, most German soldiers were returned home after a very short internment. Ditto in Japan. Except for a few senior officers, most Japanese soldiers were pardoned and freed. There was mo mass execution of soldiers. We didn't crush anyone. War does enough damage, don't you think? Obliterating the enemy will not "solve" any problems. So you think Israel's obliteration of Gaza Is going to help them in the long run? As I said I think this is a very wrong idea.
A very misguided idea. Especially during the Civil War, there were families fighting their own families. A scorched earth policy especially AFTER the South had surrendered would have created just as much awfulness, maybe worse, than what happened after Lincoln's assassination. And it's mistaken to say that WW2 ended that way. It didn't either in Germany or Japan. In Germany although the Nuremberg trials did deal with the highest leaders, most German soldiers were returned home after a very short internment. Ditto in Japan. Except for a few senior officers, most Japanese soldiers were pardoned and freed. There was mo mass execution of soldiers. We didn't crush anyone. War does enough damage, don't you think? Obliterating the enemy will not "solve" any problems. So you think Israel's obliteration of Gaza Is going to help them in the long run? As I said I think this is a very wrong idea.