Refusing
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When the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat humiliated Mubarak before the US secretary of state and the international media by
refusing
to sign an annex to an Israeli-Palestinian accord brokered in Cairo, Mubarak told him, “Sign it, you son of a dog!”On the other hand, when Arab public opinion opposed Palestinian concessions, Mubarak remained aloof from US peace initiatives.
It was understood, at least by some, that
refusing
to engage would only reinforce the “us versus them” mentality that fuels radicalism.
With the EU still
refusing
meaningful reduction of a debt burden unfairly borne by the younger generation, the Irish remain convinced, correctly, that the EU violated their sovereignty on behalf of foreign bankers.
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, the regional power competing most directly with Shia Iran for regional influence, feels left out by the incipient rapprochement with the Islamic Republic, to the point of
refusing
a seat on the United Nations Security Council to express its leaders’ anger.
This generated a wave of mutual recrimination across the Atlantic, with Europeans (especially the French and the Germans) accusing the US of irresponsible inflationism, while Americans blamed Europe for
refusing
to grow fast enough.
Following its “victory” in the Cold War, the West made a serious mistake by
refusing
to concede any form of regional hegemony to Russia, even in countries like Ukraine and Georgia that had once formed part of the historic Russian state.
Refusing
to countenance a fresh eastward enlargement means that, at some point, those countries that are outside the EU will start to threaten the values that he holds dear.
In
refusing
to cut its own production, Saudi Arabia seems to be hoping that low oil prices will drive down investment in US shale energy, undermining production growth there.
Yet
refusing
the Kremlin’s embrace is equally destructive.
Greece is
refusing
to acquiesce to demands by its creditors that it cut payments to the elderly and raise the value-added tax on their medicine and electricity.
The first act began in the fall of 2013, when then-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych duped the European Union and its leaders by
refusing
to sign a long-planned association agreement.
But, as Bush tried to deceive America about the wars’ costs, he underfunded the troops,
refusing
even basic expenditures – say, for armored and mine-resistant vehicles needed to protect American lives, or for adequate health care for returning veterans.
Refusing
to pay is not a viable option, because Germany and all other eurozone members are in the same boat.
Refusing
to talk didn’t change any of that, but it brought India no rewards.
The reason, the lawsuit claims, is that these men oversaw an institutional culture that punished those who reported the assaults, while
refusing
to punish the attackers.
To drive the point home, his regime has been
refusing
to attend multilateral talks.
Then came the pointless provocation of
refusing
talks with the troika, despite the fact that the three institutions are all much more sympathetic to Greek demands than the German government.
Convinced that he is right, and incurious to hear contrary arguments, Bush felt free to undermine the rule of law in America with warrantless domestic surveillance, erosion of due process, and defense of torture, in addition to misleading the public and
refusing
to heed expert advice or recognize facts on the ground.
And money, given or withdrawn, as well as Jews
refusing
to vote for Obama out of pique, could make all the difference in crucial “swing states” such as Florida.
That would mean 3,000 micro-states, each
refusing
to accept any sovereignty superior to its own.
Refusing
to protect the public, especially the most vulnerable, from dangerous content in the name of “free speech” actually serves the interests of those who are already privileged, beginning with the powerful companies that drive the dissemination of information.
The arrangement that Mody proposes is one whereby states decide by themselves which fiscal policy they prefer and default if they become insolvent; banks know that public debt is risky and behave accordingly; and governments force banks to shrink by
refusing
to stand behind them and socialize their losses.
But the US deliberately attenuates this message by
refusing
to engage with Taiwan at the highest levels, which is meant to disabuse Taiwan of the notion that it can count on American support if the island ever actually declares independence.
Three years later, with Emperor Tewodros still
refusing
to release them, the British dispatched an expeditionary force of 13,000 troops, 26,000 camp followers, and 44 elephants.
Finally, opposition to reasonable gun-control laws in America is cultural, which is reflected in the many news reports following mass shootings that,
refusing
to admit that America could be wrong, downplay the striking contrast between US gun laws and those elsewhere.
Both the United States and Japan have made the mistake of
refusing
to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and criticizing the more than 50 countries – including the United Kingdom, Germany, and France – that have done so.
But no progress is possible as long as the Bush administration and Ehud Olmert’s Israeli government persist in
refusing
to recognize a unity government that includes Hamas.
If and when the Union lifts the embargo, Europe will be
refusing
to take responsibility for the catastrophe that may be approaching.
They have not forgotten or pardoned his “treachery” in
refusing
to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, signed by his predecessor, Gordon Brown.
Refusing
to conform to such demands could have serious consequences, just as it did in the Soviet era.
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