XPost: uk.politics.misc 
 From: hex@unseen.ac.am 
  
 On 14/07/2019 08:55, Keema's Nan wrote: 
 > On 13 Jul 2019, Norman Wells wrote 
 > (in article ): 
 > 
 >> On 13/07/2019 11:23, Pamela wrote: 
 >>> On 11:07 13 Jul 2019, Keema's Nan  wrote: 
 >>> 
 >>>> On 13 Jul 2019, Pamela wrote 
 >>>> (in article ): 
 >>>> 
 >>>>> On 08:40 13 Jul 2019, Ian Jackson 
 >>>>> wrote: 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>> In message<0001HW.22D9288F002BB4A67000018152EF@news.giganews.com>, 
 >>>>>> Keema's Nan   writes 
 >>>>>>> On 12 Jul 2019, Ian Jackson wrote 
 >>>>>>> (in article <+b$nYvBG9OKdFwZ1@brattleho.plus.com>): 
 >>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>>> In message, Pamela 
 >>>>>>>>   writes 
 >>>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>>>> Nor should our ambassador be allowed to resign almost 
 >>>>>>>>> immediately because that causes considerable damage to 
 >>>>>>>>> Britain's image. 
 >>>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>>> No. 
 >>>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>>> "You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em 
 >>>>>>>> Know when to walk away and know when to run" 
 >>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>> Do you really think Trump would make any kind of decent poker 
 >>>>>>> player? If he had a bad hand he would throw a hissy fit, and if 
 >>>>>>> anyone beat him, he would stick them on death row for crimes 
 >>>>>>> against the president. 
 >>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>> Which all goes to prove we should have called his bluff. 
 >>>>>> No. It's unlikely that Trump will ever say "Let's kiss and make up." 
 >>>>>> When his private communications to the UK government were made 
 >>>>>> public, Darroch's position became untenable, and his job impossible. 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>> Trump respects those who stand up to him. 
 >>>> 
 >>>> Precisely, and walks all over those who back down. 
 >>>> 
 >>>> Notice how the sycophants are endlessly repeating the "Darroch's 
 >>>> position became untenable, and his job impossible line, which will 
 >>>> continue until they realise just how much they have been duped by a 
 >>>> power mad nut job. 
 >>>> 
 >>>> Once they realise their mistake they will go deathly silent on the 
 >>>> subject, and revert to the no-deal Brexit nonsense. 
 >>> 
 >>> The real danger comes from showing Trump how a few noisy tweets can force 
 >>> the UK to remove its carefully selected ambassador within a mere 72 
 hours. 
 >> 
 >> The UK did not remove him. He decided to resign. Off his own bat. 
 >> 
 >>> Trump now knows the UK doesn't fight back when he gets angry. 
 >>> 
 >>> We should have dragged this out for months, perhaps recalling Darroch, 
 and 
 >>> put up with Trump's petulance 
 >> 
 >> Leaving us with no amabssador in the USA. How would that help? 
 >> 
 >>> -- except that after Brexit we have no other 
 >>> place to go than America. 
 >> 
 >> The UK doesn't have to 'go' anywhere. 
 >> 
 >>> No other country in Europe would have rolled over so fast. It's hard to 
 >>> be proud to be British when Quislings run this country. Thank you for 
 >>> nothing, Boris. 
 >> 
 >> It may have escaped your attention, but Boris does not 'run this 
 >> country'. He's not Prime Minister. He's not even in the government. 
 >> He doesn't appoint ambassadors, nor remove them. 
 > 
 > The €€€on message€€€ but totally naive right wing response - 
 > 
 > €€€It€€€s just not ambassadorial conduct€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > €€€He was left with no choice€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > €€€Position was untenable€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > €€€Government not involved€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > €€€The OSA has been broken€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > €€€This is a case for the police€€€ - Harrumph 
 > 
 > Repeat at least 30 times...... 
  
 Six harrumphs do not an argument make. 
  
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