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Icy North Posted Mar 1, 2011
That's because Clinton is only a famous fan in all of this.
There's a key word which will put you on the right trail, and I've tried to push you in that direction from the start.
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MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship. Posted Mar 1, 2011
'In pairs'. Treaties? They have to be signed in pairs, and I guess would be purple?
MMF
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Rod Posted Mar 1, 2011
Games Summer
Games Winter
Those five colours (that most national flags use one or more of)
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Icy North Posted Mar 1, 2011
Not stadia. Roman connection, certainly, but I'm looking for a simpler construction...
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Icy North Posted Mar 1, 2011
Quite correct, Bob. 
Do you want to explain the connection?
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Geggs Posted Mar 1, 2011
It's not financially viable for America to go to war with a country with a large number of MaccyDs in it, as the loss in revenue back to the States is larger than the potential gain in attacking.
Geggs
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Icy North Posted Mar 1, 2011
Quite right Bob 
I was hoping you'd mention The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention - a political theory coined by Thomas L Friedman in his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, and highly praised by Bill Clinton. Friedman suggests that no two countries with a McDonald's franchise had ever gone to war with one another. The argument goes that when a country has reached an economic development where it has a middle class strong enough to support a McDonalds network, it will not be interested in fighting wars anymore.
Of course there have been a few exceptions (eg Serbia/Bosnia).
These days, Friedman prefers the Dell Theory, which is similar, but the countries must feature in computer manufacturer Dell's supply chain 
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shagbark Posted Mar 2, 2011
DCurious that although Clinton was a fan of the theory, he still was the one sending troops to Bosnia 
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