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home and in the theater of war, and the international
community—to a degree never before possible. The
enduring negative judgments of just one of these
populations have the potential to defeat America’s
military in a conflict. Moreover, even conventional
wars must be fought far differently today than in
the past. As I wrote: “Many still do not realize that,
when Dresden’s citizens have video cell phones
and are plugged into the Internet, the military that
firebombs them probably does not get to continue its
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