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**One of the best compliments to be given Lewis and Clark is that their trip was so ''boring''. They lost no men and left no feuds with Indians behind them(latter troubles sure as heck weren't ''their'' fault). |
**One of the best compliments to be given Lewis and Clark is that their trip was so ''boring''. They lost no men and left no feuds with Indians behind them(latter troubles sure as heck weren't ''their'' fault). |
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**On the Afghan border the Indian Political Service was known for haggling with Pathans, some of the toughest critters on the planet. |
**On the Afghan border the Indian Political Service was known for haggling with Pathans, some of the toughest critters on the planet. |
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* In [[World War 2]], the [[OSS]] was sent to contact the Dailai Lama in Tibet because the terrain was [[Understatement|slightly awkward]] for traditional diplomats. The goal was to attain transit rights for the supply of China. There was the traditional exchange of polite potlatching, including an expensive timepiece. One request the Tibetans made was a radio which was finally sent. Unfortunately much of this was looked on with suspicion by the Nationalists who apparently [[Too Dumb to Live|considered their petty territorial claims]] more important than getting weapons to survive the Japanese and the Chicoms. |
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