this is the logic that resulted in the french loosing in algeria.
fighting an enemy they could not find, they were led by this thinking to effectively declare war on the entire algerian population, beginning with the intelligensia, which was defined in both a strict-ish and pol-pot kinda way at the same time. in the end, they created mass support for the relatively small organization that they initially were fighting (the fln) and made it into what it purported to be from the outset (but wasn't)---it's not a viable general logic. it only works in conventional nation-state vs nation-state conflicts--and even then, it's of limited utility.
there is a therapeutic function for the folk who get to make such statements, but that usually stands on it's head as well.
unless you want to treat the entire world as rome did carthage--but hey, why stop there? the enemy is within as well--lay waste to them as sow their spaces with salt. but what happens if that action generates more enemies within? and what happens when you yourself begin to wonder what the fuck you're doing?
it only sounds coherent, what you are arguing.
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spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
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