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[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 36 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So cutting of food and water doesnt even hurt Hamas it's just to be cruel to civilians?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Historically besieged armies didn't starve their own citizens, everyone starved.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 26 points 11 months ago

Yes, but the civilians starved before the army did. That's what we're seeing here.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

From the total war doctrine, it does hurt Hamas, putting pressure on the civil government will hurt the ability to conduct war.

Their used to be a theory that you could break the fighting spirit of a people with embargos and bombings, but it fell out of favor in wwii.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

*after wwii. Goebbels most famous words are "Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg?" from his speech at the Berliner Sportpalast in 1943. But even after wwii the US bombing campaigns and massacres in Korea and Vietnam still stem from a total war doctrine. It never really went away.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 11 months ago

When all you have is a hammer.... I'm not sure it ever worked to break the fighting spirit.

[–] snek@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago