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by pbhjpbhj 4661 days ago
But what is the purpose of that action? Traditionally warfare [it seems to me] has primarily been about geo located resources. That is you want the land or the resources on the land that your neighbour is on. If you destroy the land/resources then you might as well have let the neighbour stay there so long as you ensured they didn't impinge on your resources.
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However, if your end goal is the genocide of a particular out-group, then it makes perfect sense.