@trismegisto,
trismegisto;148939 wrote:It would have legitimized the operation among the masses. Without retaliation it would've been denounced throughout the world.
However, it would've also made the US seem impotent to the fanatics who orchestrated it and another, larger operation would have followed.
therein lies the problem. The system is such that when someone attacks a nation, that nation almost has to respond.
The problem is nothing will change until one nation rises above that. Until a nation is willing to "bite the bullet" as it were, and risk losing face with some, things will remain the same. But then again....that's sort of wishful thinking on my part
This all presupposes that other nations would care. Or would be willing to do the same. If they weren't, then it would certainty be a loss.
I guess we'll never know.
If this mentality was put into practice in the animal kingdom, such an animal would surely be destroyed/die/starve. But then again we are much more enlightened than animals.
Then again the problem is and always would be those wanting to take advantage of others generosity/kind ways.
I've heard it said that everybody dreams of a world of happiness and sunshine where everyone loves one another and trust one another.......one half dreams of living in that world, while unfortunately the other half dreams of exploiting that world.