02-28-2003, 10:20 AM
Hi,
Wars don't just happen. A situation builds up, discussions are held, negotiations fail, a period of escalation, then the failure of diplomacy and the start of a war.
There are reported cases in history where the breakout of war was avoided by the death of one of the leaders. Where war didn't happen because a plague broke out. Where a war was avoided because a storm destroyed an invading fleet. Even where a war was avoided because the omens where not favorable. All of these are recorded cases of wars that almost but didn't happen. So, apparently, people do write about wars that don't happen.
What I've never seen written about is the war that was prevented because of the actions of pacifists.
--Pete
Wars don't just happen. A situation builds up, discussions are held, negotiations fail, a period of escalation, then the failure of diplomacy and the start of a war.
There are reported cases in history where the breakout of war was avoided by the death of one of the leaders. Where war didn't happen because a plague broke out. Where a war was avoided because a storm destroyed an invading fleet. Even where a war was avoided because the omens where not favorable. All of these are recorded cases of wars that almost but didn't happen. So, apparently, people do write about wars that don't happen.
What I've never seen written about is the war that was prevented because of the actions of pacifists.
--Pete
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