When has an urging by remote outsiders to “just stop and everybody get along” actually resolved a conflict? And, as one of those irreducible facts of life, “winning a war requires hurting people.”
“When has an urging by remote outsiders to “just stop and everybody get along” actually resolved a conflict? “
The Quran says to treat the enemy in the most horrible manner you can imagine as it is kinder in the long run to inflict maximum terror. This forces the e the enemy to submit sooner, and thus saves lives.