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nately, nations want peace on their own
terms. However, peace becomes impos–
sible when warring antagonists have
contradictory terms for peace.
We may read of new treaties, various
peace talks, such as the one at París,
and pronouncements of "peace in our
time." But until nations abandon the
"our terms" dause in peace negotia–
tions, we can have no real peace.
Why There ls NO Peace
Agreement
Whatever happened, then, to the
Paris Peace Talks? Nothing. They are
still continuing.
What has been accomplished in the
more than three years that the talks
have been in session? The answer, sadly,
is
the same. Nothing. Nothing of any
real consequence has come out of the
talks. And on the basis of past accom–
plishments and the current attitudes of
the delegates, nothing of consec¡uence is
likely to come out of them.
Why)
The overriding and primary reason is,
of course, that there has been no real
desire
on the part of all parties to reach
an agreement.
If
all had sincerely desired to find a
just basis for peace, they wouJd have
found it long ago. Tbere would have
been no real concern about the size and
shape of the table, and no concern
about such inconsequential matters as
who enters the room first and who
leaves first. The delegates would have
tried to truly communicate - to reach
rmderstanding
among themselves. This
they have not been willing or able
to do.
The cardinal failure of the París
Peace Talks was perhaps summarized
best by a diplomat who has been in on
the talks. He said, "We have never
really had a negotiation with the North
Vietnamese. We have only
met
with
them."
But to simply "meet" boddy is not
enough. There must be a
meeting of the
minds.
There must be a sincere effort to
find
rmderstanding.
A Plea for Global Understanding
The frustrations and failures of the
París talks could, in many ways, be con–
sidered a microcosm of the world's
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of the minds" that is absolutely pre–
requisite for real world peace? Unless
we can, and fairly quickly, the lesson of
history - which is being proved again
by the París Peace Talks - shows that
global peace won't be forthcoming.
And without global peace, mankind
now faces the ultimate global disaster
- a war that would truly be a "war to
end wars."
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