'the psychological effect of bombing multiplied the destructive effect tenfold' - so, as with the Harris quote about bombing raids used to spread 'fear' and cause 'disruption of civilised life', there was an understanding from the outset that it was fundamentally a terrorist tactic?
I think I read that they also discounted evidence that was already available about the rallying effect the Blitz had on public support for the war effort. Wasn't there a whole thing of bombs destined for German cities being painted with 'for Coventry' or similar slogans? There's a utilitarian argument to make that attempting to eradicate 'terrorism' by bombing or other violent means only creates more terrorists in the future, and therefore it's counter-productive. But then that assumes that Israelis actually care about stopping Hamas, rather than using their resistance as an excuse to do what they intended to do all along.
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