“Diplomacy is about talking to your enemies. That’s how wars are averted.”
ROTFLMAO
Yup, stopped Hilter right Nev? Working well in Darfur. Awesome job in Rwanda! Bosnia, Kosovo, man did that diplomacy thing save lives! I mean, heck, just look at how it’s averted violence between Israel and Palestine. Decades of diplomacy and such wonderful outcomes!
Knowing you’re going to get your a** kicked averts wars. Knowing your enemy doesn’t have the b*lls to do anything assures war. I believe Reagan addressed this in his infamous speech “a time for choosing”
Your point is very well taken.. As similarly expressed by a previous commenter when invoking the name Neville “Peace in Our time” Chamberlain, no doubt history’s most obsequious appeaser, no amount of diplomacy will ever conclude in anything constructive if your adversary is intent on war. Hitler, it was said, was disappointed that his plan for war was disrupted by Chamberlain’s continuous pandering. Iran’s intentions are every bit as peaceful as Hitler’s.