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Re: I'm just going to take a back seat.... Re: You Can Lead A Horse To Water....
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:28:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
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> > > Are you honestly trying to say that diplomacy is universally and always
> > > unsuccessful in all cases everywhere on the planet? That nothing has ever
> > > been accomplished by diplomacy? You may wish to modify your statement or at
> > > least limit its sweeping nature.
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> > Okay, I was thinking in terms of *major* global conflicts, such as war. More
> > specifically, I'm looking for examples of diplomacy effectively dealing with an
> > aggressor (nation or entity).
> >
> > JOHN
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> Cuban Missle Crisis. Defused through diplomacy. Both sides got something
> they wanted. Perceptually Kruschev lost, and was deposed eventually because
> of it.
Also, the Morrocan "affairs", in 1904 and 1907, between Germany and France.
Things were *hot* back then (for the time standards, that is).
Pedro
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