evildave
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Thanks to the fine input from, crackmonkey, rikzilla, Jocko, evilgoldtoesock, Skeptic, hammegk and Grammatron, I think we can come up with a more "popular" solution to terrorism.
This combines the best of their input that:
1. American lives are worth more than anybody else's.
2. That non-American human suffering is impossible.
3. Non-violent solutions to problems are unrealistic.
4. Maintaining positive international relations is pointless.
5. WWII levels of scorched earth campaigns are acceptable if the perceived threat is bad enough.
6. America Can Do No Wrong.
Step 1. Encircle border of nation containing suspected terrorists with AC-130 gunships and predator attack drones, armed with anti-personnel weaponry. Destroy roads and bridges. Kill anything that tries to cross the border in any direction. We'll need an extra 1,000 gunships, and an extra 10,000 drones. Possibly improvements to drones to control larger numbers of them over greater distances. AWAC and air defense patrols should also be used to protect the gunships.
Step 2. Systematically obliterate the entire population. Make the whole region uninhabitable. Heavily mine open regions around desirable energy producing infrastructure, mines containing valuable minerals, etc. Use neutron bombs or nerve agents where expensive to rebuild infrastructure is mixed with a dense human population.
Step 3. Send some contractors in to operate the machinery that America wanted. If America didn't want anything from that country, just ruin and poison it all. That will make sure none of the neighboring nations try to make a land grab that causes further conflict.
Step 4. Repeat with other nations until 'terrorism threat' is thoroughly neutralized.
No American lives are threatened at any time (unless any are stupid enough to be present in a foreign country). The airmen are safely high up in the air or somewhere over the horizon, or back home at the missile launch silo, controlling the weapons of mass destruction remotely.
It's also guaranteed to work. After all, when *everybody* is dead, the terrorists will certainly be dead, too.
Problem solved.
This combines the best of their input that:
1. American lives are worth more than anybody else's.
2. That non-American human suffering is impossible.
3. Non-violent solutions to problems are unrealistic.
4. Maintaining positive international relations is pointless.
5. WWII levels of scorched earth campaigns are acceptable if the perceived threat is bad enough.
6. America Can Do No Wrong.
Step 1. Encircle border of nation containing suspected terrorists with AC-130 gunships and predator attack drones, armed with anti-personnel weaponry. Destroy roads and bridges. Kill anything that tries to cross the border in any direction. We'll need an extra 1,000 gunships, and an extra 10,000 drones. Possibly improvements to drones to control larger numbers of them over greater distances. AWAC and air defense patrols should also be used to protect the gunships.
Step 2. Systematically obliterate the entire population. Make the whole region uninhabitable. Heavily mine open regions around desirable energy producing infrastructure, mines containing valuable minerals, etc. Use neutron bombs or nerve agents where expensive to rebuild infrastructure is mixed with a dense human population.
Step 3. Send some contractors in to operate the machinery that America wanted. If America didn't want anything from that country, just ruin and poison it all. That will make sure none of the neighboring nations try to make a land grab that causes further conflict.
Step 4. Repeat with other nations until 'terrorism threat' is thoroughly neutralized.
No American lives are threatened at any time (unless any are stupid enough to be present in a foreign country). The airmen are safely high up in the air or somewhere over the horizon, or back home at the missile launch silo, controlling the weapons of mass destruction remotely.
It's also guaranteed to work. After all, when *everybody* is dead, the terrorists will certainly be dead, too.
Problem solved.
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