This makes the assumption that you can control actions beyond your own. You cannot. Should groups wish to war with me and will not get along with me, no matter how I try to get along with them, it matters not. To have peace, then, I must go to war to stop them from warring with me against my wishes.
If they refuse to live at peace with me, I must then go to war to achieve peace. Therefore, peace through war is often necessary.
Two of our major allies, being Japan and Germany, 60 years ago were our biggest enemies. We now have incredible peace with them because we conquered them when they did not wish to live at peace with us.
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