......We need a defence force to preserve our independence. But do we have to be involved in an arms race? Only the suppliers of arms would benefit from an arms race.
War is not a solution for our foreign policy agenda. A stiff backbone is far more important. Unfortunately at the moment we don't have that.
The campaign against war and the criminalisation of war has gained momentum. This is going to be a long-drawn struggle. But it has to begin somewhere if we are going to achieve this radical change in the mindsets of people. God-willing insya'allah this struggle will eventually succeed.
.............. We don't foresee this happening to us. But it can happen if war is still regarded as a way to settle conflicts between nations.
That is why I believe that it is important to make war a crime and so to stop it from being the way to settle conflicts between nations.
excerpt: Official Blog of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad- former Prime Minister of Malaysia
War is not a solution for our foreign policy agenda. A stiff backbone is far more important. Unfortunately at the moment we don't have that.
The campaign against war and the criminalisation of war has gained momentum. This is going to be a long-drawn struggle. But it has to begin somewhere if we are going to achieve this radical change in the mindsets of people. God-willing insya'allah this struggle will eventually succeed.
.............. We don't foresee this happening to us. But it can happen if war is still regarded as a way to settle conflicts between nations.
That is why I believe that it is important to make war a crime and so to stop it from being the way to settle conflicts between nations.
excerpt: Official Blog of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad- former Prime Minister of Malaysia
