A Scorched Earth Possibility

A "scorched earth policy" is a military tactic whereby an enemy in retreat will destroy all resources prior to complete withdrawal. This can include poisoning wells, burning crops, homes, and supplies, and/or killing livestock. The idea is that, even though you are losing and forced to give up the land, you can still make sure that your opponent will have a more difficult time taking hold of and keeping conquered territory.

You can stretch their supply lines thin, start fires they have to contend with, polluting the very air they breathe. You can also make their wells unusable, even deadly to troops in desperate need of water.

This is a favorite tactic of the Russians, who see themselves, their very people as Russia, not necessarily the borders or soil maps call Russia. They were famous for doing this in World War 2, and this policy was hell for Hitler and his armies. It led to a logistical nightmare and Hitler's decided defeat.

This policy is relevant today, especially considering the bitter history between Biden and Trump. There are rumblings in the foil hat community that Biden's handlers may start, or attempt to start WW3, on his way out of office, leaving Trump and his supporters a monster headache.

Biden just pardoned his son, which does send the message that you can party in the most immoral of ways and get away with it if you know the right people (not exactly the impression we want left on our youth, who are already struggling mightily these days with enough concerns, morality chief among them).

I'm not sure what the weeks between now and January 20th have in store for us, and I could very well be wrong (Let's hope I am!) But a "scorched earth policy" is an ancient, time honored, and effective military tactic, and anyone with an interest in warfare should have a basic understanding of it...and it is definitely a possibility for the months ahead!