08-10-2017, 06:51 PM
(08-10-2017, 06:47 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Yes, because Iran has been threatening to destroy us for what feels like decades now. A fully staffed diplomatic corps hasn't stopped NK from getting nukes, or launching nukes, or threatening to use nukes.
Irrational people are irrational. Words don't work with them, hence why they are irrational to begin with. Words only possibly make you feel better about yourself for having tried and pretending it made a difference.
Diplomacy prevents threats from becoming actions. An understaffed diplomatic corps makes diplomacy more difficult. We often don't see what goes on behind the scenes, but what keeps foes like Iran and North Korea from actually making good on their threats are the diplomatic back channels utilized to prevent this from happening.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
