one thing I think people dont consider enough when looking at eg the ability of the Taliban to resist US force, or the Viet Cong, or whatever, in the context of the value of small arms is that the US did not adopt the tactic of "kill everyone until the fighting stops"
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to be extremely extremely clear this is something I hope im wrong about but it might be worth considering what the likelihood of it not being wrong is if this is something important to you idk glhf
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political scientist who specialized in a related field hmm also note "kill everyone" only gets easier with certain tech advances I am reluctant to name but you can probably easily imaginehttps://twitter.com/knrd_z/status/1420567263388778500?s=19 …
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good read on authoritarian counterinsurgency methodshttps://twitter.com/Joe_Adorno3/status/1420569862947184644?s=19 …
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i am only extremely annoyed at the fact that this thread has repeatedly happened inside my head yes there is a war-winning strategy in the ME. unfortunately it involves lots of murder. like, more murder than a normal person can imagine.
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I can definitely see the Chinese embracing this.
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I've heard a compelling argument that the Iraq war had this effect. I think it was a nyt article
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Black Hearts is a good example
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