“But only AFTER absolute destruction of the nation and it’s warriors. That’s the only way the lesson “takes”.”
I’m not sure what you mean by “the nation and it’s warriors”.
If by “nation” you mean its institutions, and by “warriors” its unrepentant and committed soldiers and leaders, then I agree with you. That’s what was done in Japan and Germany. I believe the Romans did this as well. And the jihadists practice this too.
“I’m not sure what you mean by “the nation and it’s warriors”.”
Japan and Germany circa 1945. You’ve gotta’ make them really really not want anymore war. You’ve got to make them think that the march to war was the absolute worst idea they ever got.