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Recall from Week 1 when we discussed the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes who regarded violence as a rational means to achieve such political goals as territory, safety, and glory, (Ginsberg, 2013).

Others say that problems cannot be solved by the use of force, that violence, as the saying goes, is not the answer. Violence is politically important for several reasons. Two of those-at the risk of stating the obvious-are the dominance of violence as a form of political action, and the fact that violence is, in the end, politically transformative. Violence, often is the answer to political problems, (Ginsberg, 2013).

Our text states, "Not all violence is the same." We have to admit, that in some cases it serves a purpose., (Roskin et al., 2014).

Refernces:

Roskin, M.G., Cord, R.L., Medeiros, J.A., Jones, W.S. (2014). Political Science: An Introduction (13thed., pp. 280-282). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson

Ginsberg, Benjamin, AUGUST 12, 2013, Why Violence Works, https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-Violence-Works/140951

It has been said that the key to peace within a nation or a geographical area is to either completely integrate or completely separate people based on cultural, linguistic, and/or ethnic differences. However, based on the issue presented here (the territory in question which commands the only source of clean water for the nation cannot be politically separated from the rest of the country) are either of these feasible solutions?