| 1 | This is not what we agreed by consensus. | |
| 2 | First, we have to maintain political consensus on the core objectives of our alliances. | |
| 3 | Some of theses pirates had an agreement with their home countries to share any treasure that they captured. | |
| 4 | In 30 years of reporting on the region, I have never encountered this kind of consensus in these quarters. | |
| 5 | The implications for today depend on which of these interpretations you believe, which means that consensus about the "lessons" of these conflicts will be elusive and fragile. |