It's a thing called "scorched earth". the russians would rather burn their fields and slaughter livestock to the ground than have the french successfully take over their houses and farms and eat and steal their food, etc. it's a way to let the french starve!
A social contract often relates to the legitimacy of the authority someone has over the individual. The relation between legal and natural rights also is a topic of social contract.
Answer:
if you mean the one in April of 1980, no hostages were rescued and 8 servicemen died. It was called a disaster in the press.
Explanation:
They had little hope of improving their lives
Political conservatives were worried about people being upset due to the large number of US soldiers(117,000) who died fighting in WWI.