The first target in any protracted military campaign is pretty much always infrastructure.
When the U.S. invaded Iraq with a “shock and awe” strategy, we hit the bridges right away. We did the same thing in Yugoslavia, Vietnam, and Korea. The reason for that is pretty simple: If you shut down transportation, you shut down the country.
The purpose of taking out bridges and airports isn’t to convince anyone that you’re right. It’s not a moral argument. The point is to disable your enemy as quickly as …