So What can be done?

Submitted by stanley b (United States), Jan 21, 2012 at 16:21

I agree wholeheartedly with your theory that the more civilized a culture becomes, the less inclined they are to resort to robust defense because they arrive at the belief that dialogue and diplomacy are the way to go. What they neglect to notice is that not every culture in the world subscribes to their world view.

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