Diplomatic mission impossible

 Covid brought lot of grief.

But it also put a spotlight on excess.  Waste in all manners of consumption.

One of them is diplomatic travels.

Each month there was at least some story in major media that talked about one head of state visiting another.  Usually among friends sometimes to attend global conferences where they managed to get in front of foes alike.  Usually with a whole contingent of yes men and women.

Not so much during Covid.

And with good reason.  No one has dropped a bomb on another nation whilst we were battling the virus.

Sure there have been some miserable explosions but that was largely human error or plain stupid behavior.

Some incidents were local terror groups bored silly with this virus mumbo jumbo.

But the point of these missions usually to sign trade agreements or negotiate some delicate prisoner transfers et al could well happen over video calls.

After all most governments including the likes of Burma aka Myanmar at this point have this hardware.  Heck most of it is made within 500 miles of there.

So point is there is no need to hop on planes and burn tax payer money to show up for a red carpet and brass band salute.  Sit in your home and talk on the phone and get deals done.

Your citizens will thank you.