When your enemy does not care what you do to him because of the expected reward in the great beyond, your only possible way to win is unacceptable mass-murder, or what we are doing, i.e., changing his societies from hate-filled dictatorships to democracies so they will come into the modern world. It is called democratization. If it can be achieved, the Islamics will see that there is more to life than hating America.
This is a much longer and more difficult road to travel. It requires steadfast committment. I am not optimistic that America will stay the course on this since we have learned to avoid doing difficult things or things that take longer than a month to achieve.
your only possible way to win is unacceptable mass-murder, or what we are doing, i.e., changing his societies from hate-filled dictatorships to democracies so they will come into the modern world. It is called democratization. If it can be achievedIF it can be achieved.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
We know that unrestricted anti-civilian warfare can collapse societies and permit their reconstruction along acceptaable lines.
What is the evidence that "democratization" can, in fact, be achieved along the lines you suggest?