| But someone once said that War is the natural state of man, that Peace is the illusion of the span of time that man has between wars.
And Starboy..I wouldn't exactly say the unification of Europe is a done deal....England is fighting the EU tooth and nail on virtually every subject...and the EU itself is not a governing body, merely trade and currency I believe correct?....
Patrick...as far as the white man/Indian scenario....war had it's purpose...without forcing conflict with the tribes then America's Manifest Destiny would never have been realized...War enabled the Cherokee to become one of the 5 major players as far as the Southeast/East Coast network of tribes.....Whenever we tried diplomacy with the US we ended up screwed....and when we went to the Supreme Court to address wrongs....yes...the Supreme Court ruled for us in Cherokee Nation vs. State of Georgia....but President Jackson's response to the Supreme Court was this "They have made their ruling, now let them enforce it"...and went ahead with the Removal anyway.
And off the top of my head I can't name one major issue resolve thru Diplomacy? |