“You can’t turn a tiger into a kitten by stroking it.”

[Betonov]

I second that, or should I say fourth that (OK, bad joke)
I wonder how people become such idealist. Dont they ever go out into the world, see how it works. Ponder about actions and reactions.

I guess Teddy Roosevelt knew, avoid war if possible, but kick some behinds if need arises. The developed world is getting soft while the developing world gets tough. The best thing would be is to develop the developing world so they get even softer, but that wont happen in our lifetimes. So the best thing is to deter everyone from attacking by being more than ready to fight. Maybe assasinate some dictators to keep most of them in line. Kirgizia could use some policing right now.

In my country there is actually a petition to disband the entire army. I would signid it IF the slovenian army was the last in the world. Plus, with a 10% unemployment rate (100 000 people) would be a bad idea to put another 5000 on that statistic