Hey,,i have a great idea. Next time we invade a country, how about we kill -everybody- with a weapon, period. And we don’t allow them to have a government, a police, a military, or islam until we leave. Run it under absolte martial law until we decide to leave.
NO rebuilding.
Well, that approach didn't work when Germany occupied Yugoslavia in 1941. And it didn't work when the Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan in 1978.
Bottom line is that MacArthur was right: "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."
If necessary, use the USAF to target every structure built after 1900. But no more invasions. No more boots on the ground.