To be fair, the Roman's didn't try to truly eliminate the Carthaginian threat until the 3rd war...

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To be fair, the Roman's didn't try to truly eliminate the Carthaginian threat until the 3rd war...

Author: NedoftheHill (46308 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)

Posted at 5:30 pm on Mar 13, 2026

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...when they salted the fields, etc.

Same with the Jews until the Bar Kokhba revolt. Half measures don't work with true believers, unfortunately.

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "To be fair, the Roman's didn't try to truly eliminate the Carthaginian threat until the 3rd war..."

Iran 2.0 is coming [LINK] - Chris94 - 12:57am 3/13/26 (17) [View All]
- Iran 2.0 will be another Albania. When the world adjusts to the loss of the Strait of Hormuz... - Curly1918 - 1:34pm 3/13/26
  - Ha! If the Strait is “lost,” oil will be $200/barrel. At best. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:30pm 3/13/26
- This has been going on since the Romans. Only hubris think 2 weeks of bombing ends it. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:22am 3/13/26
  - The Romans lacked the technology to wipe out leadership and weapons from great distance... - Curly1918 - 1:38pm 3/13/26
    - To be fair, the Roman's didn't try to truly eliminate the Carthaginian threat until the 3rd war... - NedoftheHill - 5:30pm 3/13/26
    - Not really the point, but ok. Nukes are the only way to really end this. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:15pm 3/13/26
      - Take off and nuke 'em from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:23pm 3/13/26
- From my layman's perspective, this gives Iran the moral high ground - MarkHarman - 10:39am 3/13/26
  - Compare the good of PEPFAR to the bad of iraq - Chris94 - 2:31pm 3/13/26
  - It’s too bad you missed the 1st trump admin and the start of the 2nd - jimbasil - 2:03pm 3/13/26
  - “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.” - Chris94 - 1:40pm 3/13/26
    - You don't think Iran's leadership are deranged scumbags? - NedoftheHill - 3:27pm 3/13/26
  - Well stated, any why I have been harping on legal justification. - conorlarkin - 11:31am 3/13/26
    - Ukraine wasn't kidnapping and killing Russians the past 40 years. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:29pm 3/13/26
- Yep. It was inevitable...otherwise we would have a nuclear Iran - NedoftheHill - 2:57am 3/13/26
  - if one studies islam, iran wants WW3. their messiah will return when that final war begins. - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:12am 3/13/26
- America voted for a child to be President. This is what happens. [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:24am 3/13/26

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