Originally Posted by
David A. Rowe
I suppose my argument, especially with regard to civilian targeting and avoiding MAD scenarios with near-peers, is to only use force when we must, use it earlier rather than dithering, annihilate our enemies, and then redeploy back to sea before the fires have burned out. If a nation harbors our enemies, then they can deal with the loss of infrastructure and the inevitable civilian casualties, but we must have done our utmost to prevent the loss of both. It must be objectively obvious so that our allies and adversaries know with whom the blame for the aftermath lies.