This calculation is very short-sighted and for the people in the region a horror scenario. The two countries have had enough troubles and misery for years. All they deserve this time is peace and prosperity. It is a shame that the international community, especially the UN and the United States, let this senseless bloodshed continue. It is an issue that should have been resolved face to face and by legal means.
Nobody knows the bitterness of war more than the Eritrean people.
USA The differences between the Ethiopian people and the Eritrean people are irreconcilable. There is too much bad blood between the two. A demilitarised zone should be created between the two nations and a peace keeping force deployed to the border area. USA I think the root problems are deeper than what seems to be a simple conflict over borders. They cover trade and access to the sea, among other things.