XPost: uk.politics.misc 
 From: pamela.uklegal@gmail.com 
  
 On 13:14  14 Jul 2019, Norman Wells  wrote: 
  
 > On 14/07/2019 11:54, Pamela wrote: 
 >> 
 >> TRIMMED 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> However poor Norman is lost in musings about "no one could prevent it, 
 >> so let the Americans walk over us at whatever cost to our international 
 >> standing". 
 > 
 > Maybe you'd share your wisdom with us as to how we could have prevented 
 > it then?  In any case, it seems to me that we have to deal with the 
 > situation as it is now, not as it should have been, while of course 
 > taking all diplomatic steps we can to prevent a recurrence. 
 > 
 >> He probably thinks he's reducing the matter to its core principles but 
 >> in fact he's vastly oversimplifying to the point of absurdity.  That's 
 >> Norman for you. 
 > 
 > At least I don't just pathetically harrumph. 
  
 We're discussing what went wrong and what could have been done better. 
  
 On the other hand, you're repeatedly saying "It's too late now" -- which 
 shows how wide of the mark you are. 
  
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