The point was that it was negotiation for two parties, they would force interaction between eachother to get an advantage in the negotiation over the other.
Explanation:
Example: this was used as a policy in the US to coerce the Soviet Union into backing down militarily.
The Quakers opposed slavery
NO we faught back!! Thats how we entered WW2.
Soviet Union wished to strip Germany of its Industry.
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