The "relatively good relations" you speak of came with a great amount of licking ass and simultaneously preparing for the worst. It's not something we want to g

The "relatively good relations" you speak of came with a great amount of licking ass and simultaneously preparing for the worst. It's not something we want to go back to. It's probably something that's hard to understand from a comfy armchair half a world away, so I guess that's an excuse for the condescending tone.