PEACE IS BETTER THAN WAR

Sometimes war is necessary to fight bullies who use intimidation tactics to force people to accept evil actions.

But if your war is being supported by allies who ask that you attend peace talks, you should attend peace talks. However, you should be careful about how you approach the proposed peace negotiations. Here are some simple rules.

You will NEVER get everything you want. NONE of us, especially including me, can have everything they want.

Do NOT send military commanders to negotiate. Send LAWYERS to negotiate. Military commanders are used to obedience, so they are not good at compromise. It is imperative that you send negotiators who can correctly notice that some statements mean exactly the opposite of what the words seem to mean. Being able to correctly spot the hidden agenda in the words spoken is an art that most military people lack.

If you are being supported by a larger country, LISTEN to the advice from the larger country. Larger countries generally have more experience in international negotiations. Trust me, you will need the advice.

Make certain that your delegation contains people that know both the social costs of the evil you are fighting and the social costs of the fight. This means that you send people who are dealing with the refugee problem caused by the war. You should also send people who dealt with the evil intimidation tactics used prior to the war.

You are ALWAYS going to have to learn to live with people who disagree with you. You need to separate normal disagreements from the intimidation tactics of a Stalin or an Assad.

NO ONE can decide to end a war except the people fighting the war.

Do not forget that you will need MONEY to fix the problems caused by the war and caused by years of living under evil intimidation.

You can not solve all of your problems overnight.

GOOD LUCK!