You can do a lot with diplomacy , but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done. Author: Kofi Annan Year: 1998 Year evidence: Press conference regarding the use of force to gain compliance from Saddam Hussein (24 February 1998) Source: Quotes — Press conference regarding the use of force to gain compliance from Saddam Hussein (24 February 1998) Source links: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1309/is_1_35/ai_54259243 Wikiquote: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Kofi+Annan&oldid=3881178 Attribution: Wikiquote contributors, Kofi Annan; history: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Kofi%20Annan&action=history License: Wikiquote contributor text: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; underlying quotations may have separate copyright and be included under fair use. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Copyrights ID: 4Cwvs5HP9pvsmhpUGJTXnbGP3IBDYsux+G55iA5rSb0=