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FlamesAddiction · 08-18-2021, 02:16 PM

I'm not going to do the research on it right now, but I watched a video before that talked about wars and conflicts, and the biggest contributors to long lasting peace. The angle of the study was to establish whether peace-keeping missions actually worked to establish peace. The answer was yes, peace-keeping works in general, but not always and usually takes an extremely long time.

The number one factor for bringing about long lasting peace was a quick undisputed defeat for one side. The longer a war lasted, the harder peace would be to establish. Even destruction and casualties played a smaller role.

Basically, the formula for winning a war is that you have to pound one side into oblivion so that they never want war again. By slow-burning them, you condition them for perpetual war. By trying to negotiate peace between two sides who don't feel like they have actually lost, you just buy time before someone breaches the peace again.

It's tough these days because wars are on TV and politicians have to appease people at home by not showing them how horrific "victory" actually looks.

08-18-2021, 02:16 PM	#318
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I'm not going to do the research on it right now, but I watched a video before that talked about wars and conflicts, and the biggest contributors to long lasting peace. The angle of the study was to establish whether peace-keeping missions actually worked to establish peace. The answer was yes, peace-keeping works in general, but not always and usually takes an extremely long time. The number one factor for bringing about long lasting peace was a quick undisputed defeat for one side. The longer a war lasted, the harder peace would be to establish. Even destruction and casualties played a smaller role. Basically, the formula for winning a war is that you have to pound one side into oblivion so that they never want war again. By slow-burning them, you condition them for perpetual war. By trying to negotiate peace between two sides who don't feel like they have actually lost, you just buy time before someone breaches the peace again. It's tough these days because wars are on TV and politicians have to appease people at home by not showing them how horrific "victory" actually looks. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."