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...still digesting the 2004 and 2007 enlargements), add today's Turkey (sometimes prickly as it struggles to solidify its democracy) and then conclude that this could never work. But by, say, 2020 both Turkey and Europe will hopefully have changed in ways that make them a perfect fit. To throw away that historic opportunity would be a mistake of historic proportions...
...quick throw to first left O’Hara in a pickle, prompting Stack-Babich to edge off of third in an attempt to help his cornered teammate...
...time Ezekiel sat. I was busy looking for the best place to vomit, to vomit for no other reason than to get rid of something I felt but didn’t really know—impatience? Was that impatience sloshing around in me? Yes, I felt a throw up coming on, but then something stabbed me. In the leg.Was Old Man Grumpy jabbing me in the thigh? When I looked down I saw nothing. But I lifted my bottom just a smidge (not caring a flip now if I drew attention) and pulled up what was below...
Cooperation was certainly difficult to establish, mainly due to the growing influence of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), which are starting to throw a little weight around (though substantially less in Russia’s case). The heydays of the Group of 8 are over, and almost everything proposed at the summit had to get past the emerging economies. Case in point: When Sarkozy proposed a global crackdown on tax-heavens, it was Chinese, not American, opposition that cut down the proposal substantially so it could protect financial centers in Hong Kong and Macao...
...There's little doubt that if the British had had Cobra helicopters in 1842 it would not have lost its army in Afghanistan. But this shouldn't be cause to throw the history books on the bonfire. After three wars the British never managed to pacify Afghanistan - largely because the Pashtun wouldn't allow them...