At 23:10 5-8-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
> >You seem to forget how mutual agreement is reached: by *negotiations*.
> >Nations come to the negotiation table, each with their own wishes and
> >demands. Then, by accepting some wishes from others, and dropping some of
> >their own demands (the principle of "take some, give some"), the various
> >parties eventually come to an agreement. And that's where the US goes
> >wrong: they expect other nations to accept American demands, but they
> >refuse to drop some of their demands in return. IOW: they want to take, but
> >don't want to give.
>
>Jeroen, you are the one who is neglecting that negotiations are a two-way
>street.
Wait a second here. *You* defend America's negotiation style of "all our
demands must be met, or no deal". I then point out to you that
"negotiating" means "give some, take some" (IOW: it's a two-way street),
and then *you* dare to tell me that *I* am neglecting that negotiations are
a two-way street...
You're twisting my words, John. Guess I should, in a way, be happy about
that -- it's a change from your tendency to just misinterpret what I say.
Still very annoying, though.
Jeroen
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