Invoking Winston Churchill on today's Iraq

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As a historical figure does Winston Churchill have anything to teach us about the present campaign against ISIS in Iraq?

Is air power alone enough to "degrade and destroy" such an adversary?

While Churchill biographer Boris Johnson seems to think so one finds oneself skeptical …


What would Winston Churchill have to say about today s crisis in Iraq The News Hub

 

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Churchill's biographer doesn't seem to recognize the changes in International Law since Harris was wiping out villages in the early part of the last century....Brutal indiscriminate killing can be an effective strategy,..especially with an effective Colonial Administrative Corps...