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Originally Posted by Xist
How many times has the U.S. attempted that? How well did it ever work long-term?
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Don't really know since history is a weakness of mine. Worked very well with Japan though. The US wasn't conquering them to stem a refugee crisis, but the concept is the same.
The problem is that citizens have a weak stomach for spending both blood and treasure for humanitarian reasons. If El Salvador sunk some of our Navy ships, we'd have no problem punching their face in. If all they are doing is killing their own people, we don't mind so much.
My point is, either a problem is severe enough that it warrants overthrowing the regime causing the humanitarian crisis, or it's not. Treating burn victims is entirely worthwhile so long as the fire is already out. If we're going to allow the fire burn, then let the whole darn thing burn down.