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Old 2009-10-20, 11:46   Link #4430
Vexx
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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Originally Posted by Kamui4356 View Post
Of course a nation is going to be resistant if one of their allies elects new leaders that insist on renegotiating a treaty that they had just recently finalized after a decade and a half of previous negotiations. No one's is going to say, "Oh, you suddenly changed your mind? Ok then, start over then. It's no problem."
This is why historically the US has "taken the easy route" of siding with dictators and strongmen... it means more predictability and less work (lazy). Never mind that it has also consistently blown up in our faces each and every time eventually. Dealing with other democracies means accepting that their people may throw out the "old bastards" when they derail too far.

The Japanese people have thrown out the "good old boys" ... and Mr. Gates needs to get off his f'ing horse and deal with that (and that's speaking as a voting American). I found that quote of his pretty insulting.
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