I am interested to know what the concensus would be to this question:

One political group or the leadershipo of one nation of people attacks without warning another group of people or nation. How should the attacked party respond in a way acceptable to all neutral or non-injured parties.

1. I have no political axe to grind here. I'm just interested what is viewed as the proper response.

2. I have left out anything that may predetermine or allude to any political entities or nationalities in the question. I am not asking for any speculation as to what countries I may mean in this puzzle. I am not speculating at all.

3. This purely an excercise geo-politics with having the benefit of know political entities.

4. If you wish to answer please do. If you can please answer as a "Guest" and name your country if you wish. Or your continent, or neither.

5. I have no interest in starting fights or debates. I am merely looking for what people view as right and wrong when it comes to international or regional aggression.

Thanks.

Don Meixner