Originally Posted by
stilton
No change
It’s all part of the same problem, no matter how many of the enemies weapons you destroy you don’t defeat him completely until you kill and / or subjugate / nullify enough of his population, military and civilian, and occupy his territory
Then you can put the instigators of the conflict / war criminals on trial, punish them and maintain a presence in the aggressors country until the threat is eliminated
Worked pretty well with Japan and Germany
No - you don't get it.
Not even on the right page.
The example I gave you - you didn't need to kill, nullify or occupy- think about
Czechoslovakia.
What was needed there? Certainly nothing of what you state!
The point of military action is to impose a political cost and then whether a government/people are willing to pay it or fold is the question.