"You fool! You idiot! You moron! By forcibly opening up Japan, you're paving the way for some of the next century's worst atrocities!"
People sometimes knock 'gesture politics', but sometimes gestures are important. Case in point:
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If there is anyone in the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran who doesn't have The Art of The Deal on their nightstand and who doesn't laugh their balls off every night before drifting into restful sleep, they're just not living their best life.