In “Strategies of Coercion: Denial, Punishment, and the future of Airpower,” Mueller provides a critique of Robert Pape’s classic work, “Bombing to Win: Airpower and Coercion in War,” as well as a way forward in reconsidering the effectiveness of coercive airpower.
What is the greatest weakness of Mueller’s argument and how this informs a theory of coercive airpower going forward in the current context of strategic competition with peer and/or near-peer competitors. Support and defend your argument with historical examples.