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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Leadership is not a popularity contest.

Who said it was?

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People are fickle, foreign policy can't afford to be.

If government shifted foreign policy every time the whims of the general public changed, nothing would ever be accomplished--except antagonizing every other country on the planet.

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Originally posted by Arbiter People are fickle, foreign policy can't afford to be. If government shifted foreign policy every time the whims of the general public changed, nothing would ever be accomplished--except antagonizing every other country on the planet.

So true. In terms of funding projects and goodwill initiatives, I can't even tell you how many times the US has started something and then abandoned it when the public lost interest. Really damages our reputation abroad in a lot of emerging markets.

Say what you will about China, but they are making a lot of headway around the world with their consistency.

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Originally posted by Krypton Who said it was?

Read the first post...

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"...End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path...one that we all must take.
The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Say what you will about China, but they are making a lot of headway around the world with their consistency.

lols, dude! its pretty easy to be consistent when you aren't answerable to the people and have no elections

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they hate the war?

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The Democratic Party

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Originally posted by Fir3start3r Read the first post...

You call an endless war in Afghanistan leadership?



A real leader gets things done without going to war.

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Originally posted by Krypton You call an endless war in Afghanistan leadership? A real leader gets things done without going to war.

That would be your opinion on that subject however I was simply stating a fact based on the comment, not the article.
Arbiter said it best.

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"...End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path...one that we all must take.
The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass...and then you see it...
...white shores...and beyond...the far green country under a swift sunrise."

Yes he did and I'd agree. But that doesn't mean give leadership a blank check to do whatever they want. "Leadership isn't a popularity contest" is a great rhetorical statement...

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