Well, you phrased it unclearly, which is what he was responding to.
You said if either side was interested in peace, it would be over. For the sake of argument, one side could want peace, and the other war...and you'd have war.
You don't need either side interested in peace, you need both sides. As long as even one actor is not behaving in good faith, it's very tricky to negotiate for peace.
Uh yeah, I figured that out back then. Way to miss the point.
Well, you phrased it unclearly, which is what he was responding to.
You said if either side was interested in peace, it would be over. For the sake of argument, one side could want peace, and the other war...and you'd have war.
You don't need either side interested in peace, you need both sides. As long as even one actor is not behaving in good faith, it's very tricky to negotiate for peace.
That's fair.