I know the cold war was resolved through peaceful means (well it was probably something to do with the *MAD principle). Vietnam meant that so many Americans were so horrified with their children returning home in body bags. The flower power movement was a tremendous cultural revolution. Can we apply the lessons of history to current world conflict? And or should we and if not why not?
*=Mutually Assured Destruction
2006-11-26 14:00:23 · 11 answers · asked by Halucinagenic 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes we can. "Hey hey LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" We need such a song for Bush, but I'm presently at a loss how to rhyme it. In the sixties we understood that "they can't put us all in jail." They couldn't then, and they can't now. We removed LBJ from office, ruined the chances of his successor, and got us out of Vietnam; all without a shot fired. Of course it would be harder today, as none of it would get on the evening news due to their having been sold out to international corporations some time ago. But we have the net today, and it can be done.
2006-11-26 14:06:20 · answer #1 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, Vietnam failed b/c we couldn't do what needed to be done. We couldn't go into Cambodia, were they were all coming from, we couldn't attack china, were they were supplied and trained and we couldn't attack the soviet union who was behind it all. Same thing in Korea.
Now in Iraq its once again the same. We cant attack Iran. Well not yet any way.
Now here's the problem with diplomacy. With terrorists, you are dealing with more of a organized crime mentality. Yea they may agree to some sort of peace. But when your back is turned, they keep re- building. Just look at Hezbollah.
They claim they are sorry for attacking and kidnapping Israeli soldiers, so Israel says "Ok" and just before finishing them off, they Left.
Now Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel on a daily basis. So although i think diplomacy works, in today's world, it will not work.
But it should never be taken off the table.
2006-11-26 14:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by luffa202 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The MAD factor had allot to do with it. I do think we could apply those same principals today. However there are to many people who would rather see others get killed in some kind of "revenge" status. Both on the American side, and the Extremist Islamic side. If people just tried to open their eyes a bit; we would be so much better off.
2006-11-26 14:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny L 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Lets look at another historical lesson.
"Peace in our time" - Neville Chamberlain 1938.
I think even Starlin signed a friendship pact with Hitler.
The lesson here is appeasement does not work.
2006-11-26 14:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one that comes to my mind is the "Yellow Revolution" in the Phillipines. Corizon Aquino's supporters rallied in the streets and protested. I don't remember how long they protested but I remember there was a transfer of power that happened peacfully. I can't remember any more details........I'm gonna go look it up now!
2006-11-26 14:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by American Patriot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There already was a peaceful resolution. It was the ceasefire that was established, which asked for Israel to remove its blockade and Hamas to stop firing rockets. Rockets were not fired, but 1.4 million people remained starved in Gaza.
2016-03-29 10:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What went wrong out there is something extra ordinary beyond the control of living human kind on planet earth.
What went wrong out there is not an ordinary war .
It has something to do with world war two.
The blunders and slip-ups was created back in the past being expose with time .
Why living human kind were all at loss and blurr on what went wrong out there.
That is what the mystery of us-911 is trying to tell us.
But everyone is at loss and blurr with our creator's universal communication system and took for granted that it was an ordinary war.
Try and decode this lyrics "It's a final countdown"
The answer is in Luke 21.
Survivors with their children from after world war two must correct the blunders and slip-ups with human errors created back in the past.
The best kept dirty little secrets of the past dirty old men hidden in their graves expose by little children in the new millenium over the loss of the missing x-files that was lost with time in planet of apes.
Now we must find our way home to our creator on planet earth.
That explain why everyone were at loss and blurr on what went wrong out there after the war was over in Iraq.
What went wrong out there is vital for the survival and advancement of living human kind on planet earth.
2006-11-27 19:42:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good historical example is south Africa we should apply that peace resolution to bring a lasting peace for both the Jews and Arabs " Christians and Muslems"
2006-11-26 15:13:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
in this day and age anybody that tryes to promote peace is branded as crazy. because the people who promote war also control most media sources . i have protested over the recent wars . in the USA you not even allowed to see the body bags coming home . why?
2006-11-26 15:06:44 · answer #9 · answered by fraz.s.u.s.s 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you can find a way to get Islamofascists to start behaving like civilized human beings, more power to you. I don't see that happening. Do you think Flower Power would have stopped Hitler or Tojo?
2006-11-26 14:04:34 · answer #10 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋