Pop quiz time. Which U.S.-based financial services firm used the U.K. to make losing trades that caused embarrassment, regulatory scrutiny and much worse: MF Global, AIG, Lehman Brothers, or JPMorgan?
Answer: All of the above.
http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/London-MF-Global-Lehman-AIG-JPMorgan-1050138-1.html

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.