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Old 12th May 2008, 14:26   #50 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Team Brian GB View Post
I don't see how we would lose the moral high ground though if we keep to the objective at hand, a totalitarian state comes to the aid of another totalitatian state who is preventing what will soon be 1 million people from urgent attention purely for their fears over self-preservation. Unless of course it is viewed through tainted eyes.

I feel sorry for the State Department as they really have their work cut out at the moment.
Well from their point of view you could be dropping anything on them, not just aid. Of course the West will discount this, and claim to retain the moral high ground, but to the Chinese (and supposedly non aligned countries like India) it will look like a threat with future action implied.
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