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talkpoliticsGreetings again, with our umpteenth installment of grotesquely oversimplified hypothetical situations taken from the [Poll #1835520]
As always, the answers have been made to sound extreme for a reason (although I forgot what it was).
As always, the answers have been made to sound extreme for a reason (although I forgot what it was).
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Date: 22/4/12 20:05 (UTC)Rationally, #3 is the obvious choice.
As such, my first inclination is to go with mr. tabloid journalist. That said there are numerous factors that have not been discussed.
How stable does the new government appear to be? just how close were/are your ties to the prior regime? Can you expect any assistance rendered today to be reciprocated in future? Do you owe somebody a favor?
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Date: 22/4/12 20:18 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 22/4/12 20:33 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 01:56 (UTC)Concessions then ;)
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Date: 23/4/12 06:02 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 02:36 (UTC)Do they have oil?
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Date: 23/4/12 06:03 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 06:18 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 07:19 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 22/4/12 20:33 (UTC)Oh wait.
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Date: 22/4/12 21:09 (UTC)Also Dash Limpopo = Rush Limbaugh, right? :D
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Date: 22/4/12 21:13 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 00:00 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 04:41 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 06:04 (UTC)OH SNAP.
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Date: 23/4/12 07:21 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 13:03 (UTC)I would prefer one to three honestly, simply because I don't want to be held responsible for any mess that Ho Chi Bush creates. Also, I don't like ex-generals overthrowing other countries...sometimes they like coming home.
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Date: 23/4/12 13:27 (UTC)Like we say here, "Measure thrice, cut once". :-)
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Date: 23/4/12 14:02 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 15:09 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 17:01 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 23/4/12 17:30 (UTC)I choose to side with King Bumi and follow a course of neutral Jing.
We do........
Nothing.
Over time if this new government has or attains the support of the people then the situation will resolve itself.
If it lacks and fails to gain such support they will be replaced by yet another coup, a process which will repeat until a leader who is able to attract sufficient support takes over and again the situation resolves itself.
Any attempt to interviene on our part will only lead to resentment and charges of interfering in local sovereignty rendering said interference counterproductive.
So in that vein, we issue a curt statement that our friendship remains as always with the people of whereverstan regardless of who currently holds the reins of power and they have our best wishes in these trying times and then let that be the end of the matter.
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Date: 23/4/12 18:31 (UTC)What if the new regime is hostile to us? Think about all those sneaky terrorists sneaking across the border!