(July 24, 2023 at 3:38 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I don't wanna take away from the pithiness of the statement...but.... I've never met a warlord that a pallet of usd couldn't convince...and I've met a couple. Truth is, these people aren't principled...it's just that...historically, we've not put our best pitch forward. We've got whole countries of people talking about the great satan this, and the great satan that...but it's all for wont of a dollar.
That worked in Afghanistan, right?
When principles are for sale, they're not really principles.