He evidently thinks he can build cooperative relations with a belligerent power, yet that is not what history, both recent and ancient, tells us.

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Within days of his return to power, Farooq lambasted Hurriyat leaders for their divisive tactics and, uncharacteristically belligerent, told them to go to Pakistan if they so desired.

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As war with Germany and Italy approached and then realized, Mr. Churchill was brought into power exactly because of what had been is weaknesses, his war-like and belligerent public image.

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