The two sequels, four and five, developed the character a lot more. He also appeared in many other Asimov books.
Daryl
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As a Canadian, DO NOT TRUST AMERICANS IN GENERAL.
Do your humans read sci-fi? I mean, GOOD sci-fi, not the American rah-rah-Stars-and-Stripes crap.
What is the question you are answering?
From that article,
"He [Carney] announced a $6-billion purchase of over-the-horizon radar systems from Australia in March as part of the government’s ongoing NORAD modernization project.'
A NORAD radar.
From Australia.
That just HAS to sent the Americans a message about Carney's thinking towards the Americans.
R. Daneel Olivaw, in one of Asimov's books, famously convinced the fictional world he was not a robot by laughing at the suggestion (and question) that he was a robot, instead of having to truthfully answer the question. Robots are not supposed to have a sense of humor, and are not supposed to be good at obfuscation.
Basically, Trump wants Canada to help pay for the defense of the United States.
Only works when a strong America is willing to defend the rest of the world.
Now. America is so weak, it needs the rest of the world to help defend America.
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It can.
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Yes.
The US administration strategy is knee-jerk upon knee-jerk upon knee-jerk. They have band-aids patched over leaky band-aids so deep, they forget what the original wound looked like.
Spin doctors are paid to make even the most dismal of outlooks look fantastic.
High interest rates only make the treasury more insolvent - they have to pay out the higher rates, through higher taxes, eventually.
Chatbots tend to have a one-track discourse. Talking points strung on other talking points.
An unambiguous apology and groveling would help.