It says much for Mr Francis that he treats all this kindly, even deferentially, and never shows scorn either for Ann or for her followers.

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As they see it, appeasement isn't dead since it is Khamenei - whom they deferentially refer to as "the supreme leader" - who sets Iran's foreign policy.

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We will ask ourselves in 3 years why so many people treated him deferentially in 2011, such as interviewing him as an expert on global tax policy on 60 Minutes recently.

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Now the United States is treating this pariah state deferentially, even talking about a permanent end of military exercises with America's South Korean ally and the establishment of improved political and economic relations with the North.

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