"How not to make friends in Europe
FOLLOWING the past week’s efforts to thrash out a counter-declaration to Turkey in Brussels, one could be forgiven for thinking we were involved in a war, judging by the language used by our politicians and much of our media.
We have allies and enemies, betrayals and triumphs, and plenty of perfidious plots; it is a battle swinging from one side to another – one moment our backs against the wall, our argument appears lost, the next, the justice of our cause becomes clear to all, dashing the underhand manoeuvres of our foes.
Make no mistake about it: this is a zero sum game in which our national survival is at stake… Or so you would think, hearing the bellicose discourse coming from our leaders."
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