[Lancey Howard]

No counter-insurgency was ever stopped through military force alone.

Maybe not, but what the heck. The more cockroaches we step on now, the less diplomacy (appeasement) we'll need in the future.

[chuckles]

You either win their hearts and minds, or splatter them on the nearest rock. Same difference. A splattered brain pan is the same as a changed mind. (at least the shape is changed.)

This is supposed to be a war, not a family reunion. When we bombed the Germans and Japs into oblivion, they decided to be our friends. It does work. If they want to live and raise a family, then quit pi$$in us off.