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Fred Hiatt on the noble glories of occupation The Washington Post editorialist says that mere airstrikes are bad because they result in civilian deaths, cause displacement and aid al-Qaida recruitment. Therefore, we should invade and occupy countries instead.
  • The term of art for punitive airstrikes

    It's "countervalue strikes," as opposed to "counterforce strikes," which aim at military targets. This phrase is used seldom in material intended for mass media. In discussing the latest offering from RAND I had to insert it myself.

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