It still seemed most unlikely, when the second war came to its end, that the United States would actually accept the obligations and commitments of a permanent formal alliance.

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Both governments insist that they see Mercosur as a permanent, geopolitical alliance, not just a trade pact.

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The alliance should not be permanent.

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Despite the almost permanent state of war between the Wazirs and the Mehsud, these commanders forged an alliance with Baitullah Mehsud last February.

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