"The real lesson of Iran detaining those US sailors"

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The rest of the Chinese story (as I recall it) was that when the event first happened, Bush came out blustering, demanding, and threatening, as usual, which accomplished absolutely nothing. The Chinese had the disabled plane and crew, and no one was going anywhere. They just sat back and waited for the empty bluster to end.

Some days later, came the quiet US apology and the payment.

One of the benefits of no-drama Obama.