There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations.

Small nations have no time for small goals - they have to think big in order to become contributors.

Keeping small nations enslaved because of the deals between the great nations or because of any pragmatic considerations that might have been there are totally unacceptable.

War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.

The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come.