(A) Strong military and less treaty
(B) ** Strong military and promote peace
(C) Hit them hard enough and they’ll listen
(D) Solely promote peace
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong. Simultaneously threatening with the “big stick", or the military, ties in heavily with the idea of Realpolitik, which implies a pursuit of political power that resembles Machiavellian ideals.