Diplomacy is NOT war by other means. If it were we would always be involved in war. The concept “war” would become meaningless.
Are we at war with the United Kingdom? France? Iceland? Or any of the hundred+ countries we are involved with diplomatically?
Diplomacy as it is currently practiced against my country, is war by other means. England, France, the United States, the EU, UN, etc., want us to make sweeping territorial concessions in exchange for diplomatic relations with a country we are supposed to help create, one which would probably cause our demise. Normally, the way to do that is by waging war against us. But instead, we are told (not asked) to yield to diplomatic pressure, the consensus of the international community, and go gentle into that good night. I stand by my signature line.