“We must acknowledge once and for all that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis.”
- Lt. Commander Spock, Starship Enterprise, Stardate 5423.4, in orbit around planet Gideon
“Diplomats. The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.”
- Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, Starship Enterprise, Stardate 3192.1, in orbit around planet Eminiar Seven
One of the problems with Human Nature is that Everyone wants to be King of the hill, conflicts over those hills can result, peace plans must be constructed while the conflict is ongoing, proposing a peace plan doesn’t necessarily imply weakness or capitulation, nearly all peace negotiations involve some degree of deception, and most peace plans fail because everyone still wants to be King of the hill.
It’s just that simple. And, it’s been true for as long as there’s been people and hills (literal or figurative).
President Trump’s America is no exception, as he works every day to Make America Great Again.
When it comes to the Iran Conflict, Trump’s detractors and their Media allies have levied their usual attacks upon the President: A stupid and dementia-addled leader, controlled by Israel, who launched a reckless and unjustified attack on Iran in order to effect regime change, plunging an unwilling Middle East into an endless war and possibly total armageddon, at a cost of American blood and billions of US Taxpayer dollars, dollars which could have been used to fund healthcare, welfare to undocumented immigrants, Clean Energy, Tax Cuts, and more.
Trump recently announced he’s proposed a 15-Point Peace Plan to Iran, and while various foreign policy pundits, self-declared experts, news outlets, and think-tanks bloviate and pontificate as to the specific details I figured I’d add my 2-Cents (oops… no more pennies, my bad!) my 2-Nickels to the discussion.
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As a fresh-out-of-college new hire at one of America’s major technology firms I quickly realized (and was also reminded by Management) that despite my excellent grades there was still an awful lot to learn about the company’s technology, processes, and products. And so, in addition to my assigned work, I and my fellow rookies were required to attend 4 hours of technical classes while shadowing and being mentored by an experienced member of the group.
