Ungerâs Bible Dictionary explains that the word fast in the Bible is from the Hebrew word sum, meaning âto coverâ the mouth, or from the Greek word nesteuo , meaning âto abstain.â For spiritual purposes, it means to go without eating and drinking (Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast you for me, and ...
In recent years, many American officials have regarded withholding diplomatic relations as a way to punish countries for actions ranging from human rights abuses, to failure to abide by international law, to specific treaty violations and acts of war.e operated in a practical manner and negotiated historic breakthroughs in arms control. Our diplomatic relations never signified approval of the Soviet regime, but rather recognition of a state with which we had business to conduct in our national interest, as well as in the collective interest of our allies.
The underlying view seems to be that if the subject country does not share American positions, and is unwilling to abandon hostile attitudes toward U.S. policies, then clearly it is not a country worthy of diplomatic relations with the United States.he problem with this line of thinking is that it usually doesn't work. In the meantime, the absence of diplomatic relations with a country of interest to the U.S. represents an almost-crippling obstacle to the successful pursuit of foreign policy goals.