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Originally posted by smooth
One reason I don't like this attitude, as opposed to diplomacy based on mutual respect, is that obediance based on fear is short-lived; it only lasts as long as the one in power is seen to be powerful enough to force compliance.
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When dealing with the Iraq's, Lybia's, and North Korea's of the world, I think the big stick does a lot more then 'mutual respect'.