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Re:Why Militaries Destroy Cities to Save Them by jacobush on Monday November 12, 2018 @02:37AM (#18431133)
I never thought I'd hear flamethrowers being advocated as the benign option, and not only that, I'd find myself nodding reluctantly!
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Re:Why Militaries Destroy Cities to Save Them by onetimemanytime on Monday November 12, 2018 @05:07AM (#18431619)
Insurgent that came in power thanks to US taking out Saddam enter's poor Iraqi's house. US flattens the house built with sweat and tears and moves to the next target.

Maybe a flamethrower leave the walls intact or something?

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Re:Why Militaries Destroy Cities to Save Them by jacobush on Monday November 12, 2018 @08:05AM (#18432342)
It's exactly that - bombs just makes everything a rubble, streets, pipes, electricity, houses and also more collateral death.
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