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


Wrong.


Bert Robbins wrote:
Really? How am I wrong.


Diplomacy works when both parties have something to gain by agreeing.

If I don't do what you want me to do even after you talk my ear off what are
you going to do? Well, if my military is stronger than your military you
pose no threat to me.


I guess we signed NAFTA because we were afraid Mexico & Canada were
going to invade us?

Forcing other people against their will is not "diplomacy," it's
"coercion." Maybe when the Bush Administration learns a slightly bigger
vocabulary, they'll understand the difference.

DSK