by a book of the title "ten diplomats of china" published in chinese, he is still ranked as one of ten top chinese stateman of all times, well respected all around, and for china and chinese, all times is a long time indeed, and all around is a lot of people stretching across time zones :0)
on iraq, a pull out may not be the wisest move at the mo, as it would likely be interpreted as weakness and defeat, as opposed to strategem and winning way
given that the empire is, then a sign of weakness may not be astute
confidence is a fragile thing, for goog, houses, war, and such matters. once shattered, cost muchto rebuild, and difficult to rebuild when the fiat money itself, along with its caretakers are not taken seriously
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