Tight corners

Submitted by David W. Lincoln (Canada), Jun 29, 2013 at 15:08

War has broken out when leaders find themselves in tight corners.

Remember the Falkland Islands? Argentina's generals thought a war would distract Argentine's from being angry at them, because of the condition of the economy. The 1905 Russo-Japanese war falls into that category (albeit with very large strokes).

In all honesty, January 20, 2017 cannot come soon enough.

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