We win, they lose. Period.
Yep. Then what, brainiac? That's what I can't figure out.
Remember the basic rules of existence, not the least of which is "you can never do just one thing."
The law of unintended consequences will apply well beyond anything you or I can imagine. "Winning" this way may not provide an "optimal outcome" so far as continued human existence is concerned, let alone the continued existence of democracy or any form of human freedom.
What will be the reaction to this sort of "victory?" Have you ever heard of the term "Pyrrhic victory?"