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AlexandreAnother Posted 17 years ago
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Perhaps China should have omitted the military parade? It conflicts with its peaceful rise. But wait, that would be a lack of transparency of its military. How else to be more transparent? Why not a reality show, on the plains of Iraq of course!

Shouldn't it be "Why not a reality show, on the plains of Iraq of course?" instead?
  

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The author thinks of the sentence as more of a suggestion than a question and has therefore opted not to use a question mark. That sometimes happens with why questions. CB

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  • That sometimes happens with why questions.
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The author thinks of the sentence as more of a suggestion than a question and has therefore opted not to use a question mark. That sometimes happens with why questions.

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