Nah, that's only true because the US fought in accordance with the Geneva Convention. It could have easily turned the entire country to glass if it wanted to.

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Aeolun 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sure, but that would have been pointless because none of the objectives would have been achieved. All those tribesmen would now be in Iran, and the US would have abandoned the world two decades earlier.

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amanaplanacanal 5 days ago | parent [-]

Instead... Billions were spent and none of the objectives were achieved anyway. Actually I'm not sure what the objectives even were.

	▲	leshow 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		The objectives changed all the time for domestic political reasons. If you want a great podcast series on this checkout Blowback. Season 1 does Iraq and they go back to Afghanistan in season 4. https://open.spotify.com/show/2pibBnPuHqKr07hxEMZE41

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leshow 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/08/what-do-we-owe-a...

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lukan 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, you could have nuked the whole of Afghanistan. But for what gain?

(And what loss)

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achierius 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Would American soldiers do so? If you think they all would, you have no understanding of history.

	▲	glitchc 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		After the firsr few years, most soldiers were either mad enough or terrified enough of IEDs that they would have willingly accepted alternative options.
	▲	ceejayoz 6 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		History seems to indicate enough would. And with modern weapons, that can be a low number.