Re: "Sometimes you've got to beat someone senseless...
You may recall the Battle of Britain and their "Finest Hour". Endless nights of intense bombings, living like rats under ground, etc. Perhaps, they were not beaten senseless.
Actually, its an interesting point you bring up.
Historically, constant bombardment becomes something people get used to.
London, Germany, Japan.. When the raids were constant and overwhelming, people soon adjusted to that being the norm, and went about their lives as best they could. Strategic bombing of cities was a massive failure to cause morale problems.
But the few-and-far between raids....
Those same Brits who'd stiff upper lipped and all that, during the Blitz... were demoralized intensely by the V1 buzz-bombs. Huge efforts were put into their inteception, because of the morale effect they had. V2s were uninterceptable, and there wasn't the warning - but the effect of sudden, random, slight chances - nowhere near as dangerous as the constant raids was a massive morale sapper.
Israel is armed to the teeth, nuclear arms included. Israel is living "by the sword".
Well, yes. When you're surrounded by people screaming that they want to kill you, I don't blame you for arming yourself. :)
Addison
