the same goes for the jewish/muslim dispute in the ME

their countries - their problem

On Mar 3, 3:11 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> *What Has Argentina Done For Us Lately?  *Nothing, as far as I know.  
> So why is the Obama administration offering to help Argentina in its
> dispute with Britain
> <http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article70...>
> over the Falklands?
>
>     Argentina was celebrating a diplomatic coup yesterday in its attempt
>     to force Britain to accept talks on the future of the Falkland
>     Islands, after a two-hour meeting in Buenos Aires between Hillary
>     Clinton and President Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner.
>
>     Responding to a request from Mrs Kirchner for "friendly mediation"
>     between Britain and Argentina, Mrs Clinton, the US Secretary of
>     State, said she agreed that talks were a sensible way forward and
>     offered "to encourage both countries to sit down".
>
> I can't think of anything we can gain from this offer.  And there is no
> doubt that it will annoy many in our closest ally
> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/7355040/Falklands-f...>.
>  And, though such things don't seem to matter much to the Obama
> administration, the people who live in the Falklands don't want talks.
>
> (In general, a nation should not offer to mediate a conflict unless the
> nation is sure that all involved in the conflict want that mediation.
>  And I think that we have enough on our diplomatic plate so that we
> don't need more.)
> - 10:14 AM, 3 March 2010   [link]
> <http://www.seanet.com/%7Ejimxc/Politics/March2010_1.html#jrm8438>

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