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Originally posted by ACause,
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. |
So are you saying that we are doomed to this or that it is the preferred condition?
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| 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?.... |
I agree, it is far from done, but it takes the breath away just how much has been accomplished by diplomacy. Especially when you consider the millennia of wars that attempted to accomplish what appears to be happening through diplomacy.
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| And off the top of my head I can't name one major issue resolve thru Diplomacy? |
What about Ronald Regan and Gorbachev and the end of the cold war? Was that resolved by a decisive military battle?
Starboy