Someone goes for him he retaliates violently.
If the IRA retaliates, and Sinn Fein then tries to justify this, republican claims to political legitimacy will be in tatters.
The terrorists are likely to strike again regardless of whether America retaliates or not.
A second, an arrant racist, retaliates by slaughtering many of the tribesmen they meet.
The other potential costs is that America is not successful, China retaliates, and the global economy suddenly becomes a much uglier place to live and do business.The question I'd ask myself if I were Mr Krugman is this: is American pressure likely to lead to appreciation over and above the current pace with acceptable costs to the global economy and important international relationships?
But if the White House keeps the tariffs and the EU retaliates, the politics will get trickier still.
Thus, one state erects a tariff barrier to protect its industry against the competition of a trade partner, and the partner retaliates, the retaliatory interaction being repeated until the two countries find themselves in a trade war.
At this point, Echols can be seen to throw a bag belonging to McKinney outside of the bus, who retaliates by spitting on him.
Two years later, Ricci retaliates by entering a horse at the Cheltenham races this week called Fatcatinthehat.
So when the latter wins the part of Proctor in a production of The Crucible, Janey jealously retaliates with crass insinuations that rival Nina (Fern Deacon) is Mimi's "fuck buddy".
The King of Swing retaliates with an absolutely brutal beating on the outside, while Heyman sits and watches his charge deal out punishment.
