Is appeasement better than confrontation?

Submitted by pdm (United States), Mar 11, 2009 at 09:35

There is a certain percentage of the population (which could probably be sterotyped) that believes appeasement is better than confrontation. Of course, there is probably also a percentage that believes the opposite for a given situation. How do we convince the appeasers that confrontation is better in the control of islum - or is appeasement actually better? Confrontation in all probability will get ugly. Appeasement in all probability will result (at the extreme) in total capitulation and assimilation into islum.

I don't have all the statistical facts, but the most visible example of appeasment failing allowed the Nazi's to invade Poland(?) and touch off a horrific war. Everyone believes the US involvement in Korea and Vietnam was a mistake. Based upon the previous examples of war (WWI & WWII) Korea and Vietnam were resounding success. We need US involvement here - whether it be productive communication or police action.

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