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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (202736)9/13/2006 12:53:41 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 

It makes very little sense attempting to engage in negotiations with most totalitarian regimes WITHOUT the implicit threat that intransigent provocation of the demands of the international community might lead to military force being utilized to resolve the goal of the binding resolution.


Very good point. If there is no possible stick, than the carrot will have to be rather large, and there is nothing to stop them from causign problems later and asking for more carrots...
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