eli5 When countries swap prisoners how are they sure the other country will actually do it?
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Well, is it really worth it for you to play that trick? You do that once, and you just started a war over 2 prisoners.
War is expensive. You lose so much, and gain so little. And if the person you’re trying to get is important enough to warrant that, at least *try* to avoid causing more trouble than you have to. Send in some spec ops to get him or something; least then there’s a chance you don’t need to start WWIII
Not to mention, even if you do pull that trick, AND the other country doesn’t wanna go to war… Well now nobody trusts you, and you’re never gonna be able to trade for prisoners with anyone again.
0/10, not worth it
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