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Many people are saying TPLF must be disarmed fully and I agree but if these negotiated settlement is reached and TPLF is allowed to have its regional forces then what option does Ethiopia have.

Here's my view:

A. Ethiopia must invest billions into its armed forces - (The strategy here is to have a military which is superior to TPLF in terms of equipment and manpower). The current strategy is to disarm TPLF but if this doesn't bear its fruits then Ethiopian armed forces have to be made more powerful than TPLF to ensure peace.

B. TPLF must accept Algiers agreement and Wolkait/Rayya as Amhara and then all forces except ENDF will be removed from Tigray.

You are missing one important element of these all theatrics. TPLF isn't existing because of its military prowess but by the outsized influence of the USA and EU. The frequent exhibition by the Feds to leave room for TPLF to be part of the future of the country's polity has emboldened the West to continue with their undue and unjust pressure. One should only remember how arrogantly Tsadqan declared "Who they were to negotiuate with?" after they controlled Dessie and how the West was cheering for them.

Militarily the Feds do have the power to finish off TPLF now! Do they have the resolve and the political will to do so is another question one should ponder with.