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		ceejayoz on Sept 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop... > NATO could send Serbia back to the Stone Age with their pinky finger. Yes, nuclear genocide is indeed quick, but not super viable. Even the limited air strikes in 1999 took months, and pretending it wouldn't all be a diplomatic and military distraction is just silly.

cycrutchfield on Oct 1, 2023 [–]

Nobody said anything about nukes.

ceejayoz on Oct 2, 2023 | [–]

"NATO could send Serbia back to the Stone Age with their pinky finger" isn't true without nukes.

If you don't use nukes, it's at least months of airstrikes. A ground operation would be even slower, and bloodier.

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