It never works that way. In fact it usually has the opposite effect. Power tends to centralize behind the regime even more.
I think Americans get the idea that bombing is more humane over troops invading because we have never experienced it. But read primary sources before the Darkest hour speech and primary sources after the London bombings began. Churchill wasn’t that popular until London started experiencing air raids. There was substantial pressure in Britain after France had fallen to make a deal with Hitler to prevent further escalation. However that all changed once they started bombing British cities.
Air raids have a psychological effect more than any ground invasion. And they rarely work for the people doing the bombing in terms of pushing for regime change. We have found that out numerous times but we keep doing it.
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