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I gave a qualifier for a reason:

You could probably do a study on perpetual stews to refine the most literal and direct spit-oil practice, which is just pouring unconsumed oil back into the pot, into something sanitary.

They really weren't in the late 80s or 90s, but the politicians just would not let the Cold War bullshit go. Literally everything shy of actually putting to paper that there'd be an alliance waiting for Russia, only to keep right on with trying to crush its influence like the USSR never fell...

Vietnam was France saying "help us keep our colony or we're leaving" mixed with the "domino effect" theory of Communism "metastasizing", rather than a remotely normal strategic concern like one could argue with Korea.

Yeah, the political calculus there is "burn every last shred of soft power in Asia for ultimately non-critical economic kickbacks and see the US viciously booted from World Police standing" versus "uphold long-standing treaties that are a remarkably mild investment because we have quite near...