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Originally Posted by cyberxxx
Yes, a peace keeping military operation is always includes suppression of all the aggressor's base (depots, airports etc) that can be used for attack. Doesn't matter where they are. Think about 9/11 and Afghanistan for example. Russians have no problem with a proper understanding why the USA came there. If you remember the former Russian president Putin has offered our old bases in Central Asia to be used by the US army for their action against Afghan terrorists. If some territory can be used to prepare an attack on you, you have to suppress all the military targets there. That's a primary rule of any military operation.
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We're so far apart on this issue it's probably not worth continuing the conversation. When was the last time long term peace was achieved via incursions and bombers? Isn't long term peace the goal of peacekeeping?
I understand the desire to obliterate any target that could POSSIBLY be used to launch a response - it makes perfect military sense. My point is it does nothing to archive the long term goal of peace.