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but the parallel I have in mind is the downfall of Nazism in Germany.

That took the systematic leveling of a good chunk of Germany, just for starters. Perhaps not an optimal parallel.



> That took the systematic leveling of a good chunk of Germany, just for starters.

The parallel was not between the specific route and methodology used, but the eventual outcome: the religious extremists must come to be viewed with the same revulsion with which the Nazis are viewed today. My point was that this can happen only through a massive propaganda campaign generously supported from outside.


But better than Imperial Japan.


If you go by death toll, it seems by most sources, Germany fared quite a bit worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bombing_during_World_...


My comment was regarding weapon systems deployed, as that was the subject of the article, not which pile of bodies was bigger.




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