Where the political will exists to allow the other side sufficient margin to reach an agreement, creative solutions can be found. Still, diplomats know that war can be preferable to humiliation, which is why saving face is just as important as threatening force – and why other countries should step in and provide the room that both sides need to avoid a head-on collision.
而只要有了让另一方拥有足够政治余地去达成协议的政治意愿，就能产生创造性的方案。但外交官们也知道战争要比丢脸更好，这也是为何维护面子跟武力威胁同样重要的原因——也是为何其他国家必须介入并提供某些空间，以免双方迎头相撞的原因。