[brevhtff]

Have the biggest stick. Use it responsibly. The idea that anything else will work is naive.

[tehlike]

Precisely. Assuming every other actor will behave rationally has proven wrong over and over through out the history.

[ThinkBeat]

Do you find that has worked well? Vietnam, Iraq, Libya?

[brevhtff]

Americans are still part of the most powerful western economy so I guess yes?

Evaluating a hypothetical is hard. I’m glad I’m not an Iraqi though. What a fucking fiasco.

(Not arguing morality just effectiveness).