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2006-04-27 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
'No Alternative to Diplomacy in Resolving Iranian Crisis'
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Posted by tipper 2006-04-27 12:32|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 For them
Posted by 3dc 2006-04-27 12:40||   2006-04-27 12:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't Russia and Germany try to solve a world crisis with diplomacy in about '39 or so? I'm not sure I'm interested in their advice on the subject.
Posted by VAMark 2006-04-27 13:01||   2006-04-27 13:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course war, and bombing them back to the stone age, is also a form of 'Diplomacy'.
Posted by CrazyFool 2006-04-27 13:09||   2006-04-27 13:09|| Front Page Top

#4 War, is diplomacy by other means. - Bismark
Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-27 13:27||   2006-04-27 13:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Now, Russia says there is "no choice" but diplomacy. But if Iran threw a nuclear missile at Russia, Russia would have "no choice" but nuclear retaliation.

One bad choice leads to another bad choice.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-27 14:30||   2006-04-27 14:30|| Front Page Top

#6 As usual, Europe cautiously backs itself into the charnel house one more time. F*ck them all, sideways.
Posted by Zenster 2006-04-27 15:49||   2006-04-27 15:49|| Front Page Top

#7 "Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week." will Rogers
Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues  2006-04-27 17:02||   2006-04-27 17:02|| Front Page Top

#8 "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock." Will Rogers
Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues  2006-04-27 17:06||   2006-04-27 17:06|| Front Page Top

#9 "Now, Russia says there is "no choice" but diplomacy."

Now France is even more culturally advance. 'No choice but surrender.'
Posted by Duh! 2006-04-27 17:56||   2006-04-27 17:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Diplomacy? As in this, I guess:

USA:
A Kuwait - Teheran
F Persian Gulf C A Kuwait-Teheran
A Bagdad S A Kuwait - Teheran

Iran:
A Teheran H

Russia:
A Moscow H

France:
A Paris disbands

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow  2006-04-27 19:31||   2006-04-27 19:31|| Front Page Top

#11 I suppose it would be flagrantly off topic for me to mention the complete, near-perfect condition (box lid torn at one corner) Diplomacy game I purchased at the local thrift shop for a whopping $8.00. All it needs are more planning pads.
Posted by Zenster 2006-04-27 19:54||   2006-04-27 19:54|| Front Page Top

#12 Um, Zenster, Eric already mentioned Diplomacy.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-04-27 20:59|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-04-27 20:59|| Front Page Top

#13 are those Knee (Planning) Pads?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-04-27 21:44||   2006-04-27 21:44|| Front Page Top

#14 Gunboat diplomacy?
Posted by gromgoru 2006-04-27 22:21||   2006-04-27 22:21|| Front Page Top

#15 It might as well be gunboat, Gromgoru. It's not as if anybody is listening to anyone else.
Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow  2006-04-27 22:38||   2006-04-27 22:38|| Front Page Top

#16 War, is diplomacy by other means

Actually, DV, the statement is almost a direct quote taken from Carl von Clausewitz's seminal work On War. Bismark was simply quoting an oft-ignored master (Clausewitz is often ignored in favor of others such as Sun Tzu, but he is recognized amongst western military historians as one of the true masters of the art of war - his work is far more detailed, literate, and studied than Sun Tzu could ever have imagined).

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