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Old 02-09-2007
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Re: Yet another asinine US border policy!

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Originally Posted by Billy1382 View Post
The differences between the two countries is minor. The squabbles we have are ridiculous, idiotic, childish, moronic, etc... You would think 2 countries as large as ours and as advanced would actually work together more because we could accopmplish a hell of a lot, but then there is the pride, which never helps anything when used foolishly. At the end of the day, both countries are squandering opportunities, its a 50/50 deal and we both choose to waste it. Diplomacy in action.
I see your point.
The cultural differences might be not overly large in fact (except for the French region perhaps), but the political practices and views are quite different.

But for the rest I agree with you.
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