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"...inconsistencies in U.S. policies may not be surprising, he said, given that Washington's diplomatic and trade policies have entered a phase of transition into the next administration.Except for matters of crucial importance to American interests, one should perhaps not expect any coherent U.S. diplomatic policies based on long-term perspectives until the end of the 2008 campaign, Tanaka said. "So for the coming 1 1/2 years, East Asia will probably have to live with a directionless U.S. policy toward the region," the professor said."