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[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's literally how all negotiations work. Hostage negotiations - you take hostages and then negotiate for benefits in exchange for release. War negotiations - you dominate a space and then negotiate for benefits in exchange for ending violence. Unless you're the USA, where you dominate a region after the majority of forces are already defeated and then when someone tries to negotiate their surrender you nuke 200k civilians.

[–] WldFyre@lemm.ee -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Unless you're the USA, where you dominate a region after the majority of forces are already defeated and then when someone tries to negotiate their surrender you nuke 200k civilians.

Damn when did that happen?? Sounds truly awful

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The USA nuked two civilians cities in Japan DURING negotiations for surrender.