Funny thing: the al-Qaeda bombing of the WTC was a case example of what some (really boring) people call "axiological targetting" (aka terrorism) -- the idea that you can force a favorable political change in a country by bombing the people who live there.
Course, it didn't quite work out that way.
Similarly, the threat of bombing Iran's nuclear programs are also an example of "axiological targetting" -- the idea being that if Iran is bombed, then they'll put an end to their nuclear program.
Course, it won't work out that way.
If you think about it, in most cases, axiological targetting has been counter-productive, causing a backlash and strengthening the resolve of the target population.
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