Quote Originally Posted by BigBear View Post
I'd be interested in the pyscological studies of how a people can turn on itself to oust the "terrorists" etc.

Would "capet bombing" and sustaining heavy civilian casulties make them want to oust the purporters or would it create a mindset of "us vs them" ultimately leading to more support for the terrorists... Interesting stuff in my view.
It worked pretty well in Italy where they were "liberated" LOL

Look, I don't claim to have the real answers. I was just venting a little. I do believe we should pursue them MUCH more aggressively and punish those that harbor our enemies. And instilling fear in an enemy is not terrorism all the time. In Vietnam some of the tanks played the middle part of Whole Lotta Love to instill fear. We carpet bombed Germany to instill fear. The psycops units were designed to instill fear.