06-25-2003, 02:02 PM
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Originally posted by Thoran:
Well there's a pretty well known (and IMO obvious) theory that as nations become more interdependant it will become more and more difficult for any one state to go to war unilaterally. This IMO is a GOOD thing, and the Swiss situation is just one of many examples of the checks that the international community will have at it's disposal to dissuade a first world nation from using force to solve problems. Checks and balances are good things, and they at least insured that our leaders were REALLY dedicated to doing this, even though they couldn't stop it.
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Only works if said country is stupid enough to go to war with out first having stockpiled its needs....silly short sighted planners.
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