Kill 250,000 civilians. Yeah, that'll solve everything.
If it's whittled down to a choice of them or us? Damn right it will.
Kill 250,000 civilians???? Define civilians.
In a town where every house, including houses of worship are safe houses for terrorist, there are no civilians at all and whatever innocents who may have once lived there have long since fled, or else spend their time praying that someone will be merciful enough to destroy their tormentors, even if they themselves and the town must perish with them.