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Originally posted by Killconey
My appologies to eple for the confusion. My name is Killconey, by the way. Nice to meet you. I know what rhetorical questions are and was probably not clear in the way I phrased my criticism. My point is that I don't give rhetorical questions any validity because they are designed to draw the target into a vulnerable position that he can't defend. If Bush and Moore were posters on the TFP, Moore would be accused of flaming. As they are not, he is an activist.
Now, I don't mean this as a flame or anything but I'm curious as to how eple would recommend fighting evil in the world without the use of war. Many groups have come up with ideas on paper, but I've never heard of any peaceful solutions working in the long run. What would you recommend?
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I would recommend a strong UN or a similar international forum where countries can work out solutions. Also, fair and free trade would probably decrease the big gap between the rich and the poor. I'm not saying terror and war is based only on poverty, but it might be less fighting if there were more to share. I just can't see how any of the big military interventions made in the wolrd post ww2 has done any good? I'm sure I have missed one or two "good" wars, wether or not Balkan was worth it is still to early to say. But seriously, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq I and II, Afghanistan....what good has these wars done? Iĉm not saying we should disarm and write cute poems about peace until everything works out, but in many cases, millitary intervention just makes things worse.
Trade and cooperation is key. Very few of the Industrialized, rich countries in the world have any interest nor gain from going to war with each other. The more trade and cooperation being done in the world, the less need for war.