Foulestroupe you quoted some 'common' wisdom when you wrote:

And as was proved by Bomber Harris' failure, no war has ever been won by 'bombing the crap out of them' - it can only be won by boots on the ground, for as long as you keep the boots there. ...

I submit that relatively recently this was disproved by President Clinton's bombing campaign against Serbia in which he indeed made them submit to his will and the will of NATO. No boots on the ground and relatively well occupied since.