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by IAmBroom 22 days ago
> Even the strategic bombing of WW2 wasn't sufficient to bring any side to its knees - only boots on the ground or the imminent threat thereof actually got the job done.

Ironic, given that two strategic bombs did in fact end WW2. There were imminent threats, Normandy-style, anticipated, and the Japanese were prepared to fight it to the death. It is widely agreed that a Fat Man and a Little Boy turned the war.