 Starr (2014: 1049) and Warmbrōd (1981a: 284) observe  that  (29a)  seems to be another way of saying that Spain would never have fought for the Allies. While Warmbrōd (1981a: 284) uses this to pragmatically explain-away this counterexample to his strict analysis, Starr (2014: 1049) makes a further critical point: it sounds inconsistent to  say  (29a)  after asserting that Spain could have fought for the Allies.