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Since the anticipated oil wealth of the Falkland Islands area is a prime concern of Great Britain and Argentina, why don't the two countries agree to share it fifty-fifty? Then let the islands' inhabitants vote on which country they want to be associated with. The loser would be compensated with 5% to 10% more of the oil money...
...when he reacted joyously to the rise of Ronald Reagan. He allayed the fears of his colleagues by reaffirming his distaste for right-wing policies, but Ferency explained that someone with his own poor political track record got great encouragement from a 68-year-old two-time loser who could come back and win all the marbles...
...loose talk about the feasibility of "limited" nuclear wars. "I invite the Soviet Union to join with us now to substantially reduce nuclear weapons and make an important breakthrough for lasting peace on earth," the President told reporters gathered in the White House East Room. "Everybody would be a loser if there is a nuclear...
...period just after any diplomatic victory is frequently the most precarious. The victor is tempted to turn the screw one time too many; the loser, rubbed raw by the humiliation of his defeat, may be so eager to recoup that he suddenly abandons rational calculation...
...premises of the democratic process is that the loser accepts his defeat and in return is given an opportunity to win on another occasion. It depends on a moderate center whose evolution is almost inevitably thwarted in a developing country when a totalitarian element succeeds in organizing a guerrilla war. This impels the government into acts of repression, starting a vicious circle that traps both government and opponents and destroys whatever moderate center exists-fulfilling the central purpose of the insurgency. Moreover, the victims of terrorist attacks are almost invariably the ablest and most dedicated officials, leaving in place...