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Old 02-14-2008, 04:29 PM   #5
Mike P
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Originally Posted by spence View Post
Whatever happened to the art of diplomacy? It sure seems to have worked in Lybia and N. Korea...

-spence
You don't think that a Tomahawk personally addressed "To Mohamar with love, from your friends in the US, Ronnie" had a little something to do with Libya falling into line? At least to the extent of having Khadaffi re-think his position?

I'm not saying that diplomacy didn't factor in, but when you start off negotiations and talks with that kind of an introduction, it often helps negotiations and diplomacy reach the desired end

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