Comments on: The Role of Hate https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/the-role-of-hate/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: James James https://www.isegoria.net/2014/12/the-role-of-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-2001849 James James Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:58:22 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=36930#comment-2001849 “enemy units did not and would not surrender in large numbers until faced with maneuver units on the ground and in their rear.”

Grossman’s psychological interpretation seems less likely than the standard practical interpretation.

The standard interpretation of this is that you can’t achieve strategic objectives purely through airpower — you need boots on the ground. For example, NATO bombed Serbia for weeks with little result until they started talking about a ground force. One reason is that without boots on the ground, there’s no one to surrender to.

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