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Thread #163906 Message #3916428
Posted By: beardedbruce
10-Apr-18 - 03:42 PM
Thread Name: BS: If Russia didn't do it..?
Subject: RE: BS: If Russia didn't do it..?
War does not always solve problems, but it can.
Just ask the Carthaginians. Or the Trojans.
The THREAT of war has solved far more than the actual war- BUT the threat is only effective if it is believed. The MOST expensive military is the second-best-All it can do is make it expensive to beat that side.
That can sometimes prevent conflict, by setting a high price on the winning side.
The best will prevent conflict in more cases by demonstrating the that cost of conflict is too high for the losing side to accept.