> Everyone loses Not everyone. For every escalation there is a small risktaking contingency that cashes in, all according to their calculations. These cliques

> Everyone loses Not everyone. For every escalation there is a small risktaking contingency that cashes in, all according to their calculations. These cliques are entrenched in their communities, exist on both sides and are dependent on each other to keep the conflict alive. Innocent victims be damned. This is how sectarian conflict can finally engulf the whole world if reason is not allowed to prevail, and these conflictdependent risktakers are not contained.