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The scorched-earth policy is sometimes used by a military when retreating from an area. Basically, it means to destroy anything that might help your advancing enemy. A prime example of the scorched-earth policy (and its most common form by far) would be buring crops before leaving an area. | The scorched-earth policy is sometimes used by a military when retreating from an area. Basically, it means to destroy anything that might help your advancing enemy. A prime example of the scorched-earth policy (and its most common form by far) would be buring crops before leaving an area. | ||
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Revision as of 20:13, March 19, 2007
The scorched-earth policy is sometimes used by a military when retreating from an area. Basically, it means to destroy anything that might help your advancing enemy. A prime example of the scorched-earth policy (and its most common form by far) would be buring crops before leaving an area.