> how could that be construed as anything other than "we're taking all options for settling disputes off the table, except violence? Because is it explicitly a

> how could that be construed as anything other than "we're taking all options for settling disputes off the table, except violence? Because is it explicitly an option for settling disputes that is not violence? If you don’t want countries to go to war, you need solutions to settle disputes that aren’t violence. Trade sanctions are one such solution.