BUCKPASSING
Buck passing
Buck passing or passing the buck is the act of attributing another person or group with responsibility for one's own actions. It is often used to refer to a strategy in power politics whereby a state tries to get another state to deter, or possibly fight, an aggressor state while it remains on the sidelines.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Buck passing
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