Response to SWBKCB
Israel is trying out the idea that offing the leadership of a government is how to win a war. (The US seems to be taking a similar approach). Interestingly, they have tried this with Hamas, and with Hezbollah, the latter of whom are not even close to giving up. Iran has greater strategic depth than Hezbollah...
I am pretty sure that Sun Tzu would approve, in terms of military theory. However, when theory meets practice, little details like "being prepared for a succession problem" crop up and things aren't as 'clean' as the theoretical model would suggest.
Heads of state the world over may start sleeping less easily at night, what with the proliferation of drones and their ease of manufacture.
Welcome to the 21st century. There are no front lines in this kind of warfare ...
Sun Tzu also said: An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes.
That little bumper sticker length phrase seems to apply to a number of nations
Last edited by Lonewolf_50; 18th March 2026 at 14:40.