Applies to more than just Afghanistan. "But he didn't do x, y and z!" Moldbug says they're dying to surrender and will if someone gives them the chance. No. They'll fight to the end b/c they have the tiger by the tail and rightly fear terrible vengeance after their defeat. https://twitter.com/planefag/status/1210306886546972691 …
Maybe, maybe not but that's not on offer from anyone. "But you're better off if you just let that guy go as long as he stops and so is he!" Merchant thinking, not warrior thinking and merchants will never beat that guy and he knows it so he fears the men who can beat him.