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Originally Posted by nuttyjoe  I was thinking more of the State Department for BD. He seems to understand, as our State Department does not; that to show weakness before these "thug regimes" does not help the peace process along- it only invites more behavior of the sort that caused the problem in the first place. But it can never stop the behavior!
There was a line from the movie "Air Force One" that fits perfectly here: "If you give a mouse a cookie; he's going to want a glass of milk". | Quote:
Originally Posted by highway80west The problem I can see with the State Dept. is that they are so technical, that they can just sort of ignore anything that BD might say. The administration and even the State Dept. need to be straightened out.
I guess the State Dept. has enough problems dealing with the volatile Middle East. Like, who can they really trust. Start with Kuwait, for example.
As for the mouse, whatever happened to cheese?  |
"If you give a mouse a cookie" is a children's book 
this was a favorite of my kids
see if you can pass the quiz If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Quiz "We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer." - William Bradford Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right.....
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