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[The Last Airbender] How could the airbender genocide be successful?

I mean, of all the four nations, wouldn't the air nomads be the most resilient to genocide? They don't stay in one place, all of them are benders, and they almost always have access to their element. I haven't read the comics, so if the answer is there, please don't spoil it and just let me know where to look.
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You'd think so, but at the same time, they were largely a non-violent people. They have few offensive attacks and air isn't that effective at stopping fire. Trying blowing out a camp fire, all you do is supply it with more oxygen and make it burn hotter.

Not to mention, they are technically "nomads" they more or less just traveled from temple to temple, where it would be relatively easy to kill them.

Include the fact that no one expected it, and you have a recipe for a genocide. It's the same thing that happened with Order 66. They attacked the main temples, and then over the course of the next few months/years, they hunted down the remaining benders and lured the rest into traps.