"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message
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Bert Robbins wrote:

Diplomacy only works when there is a threat of military coercion.

Wrong.


No, he's right. The one example you cited (Marshall Plan) was
implemented *after* military action. Name an instance of international
tension that ended positively as the result of a bribe and *without* the
threat of military action. The closest example that I can find is the
downing of the Navy plane by China just 4 years ago. However, we gained
virtually nothing with our appeasement. China continues to violate
international trade laws, continues to arm rogue nations, and continues
to expand its military and threaten Taiwan.







Jimmy Carter and the leaders of Egypt and Israel came to terms without the
threat of military action.

And where did things stand just a few short years later? No *lasting*
result is accomplished through appeasement.