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By a length scale analysis, we study the equilibrium interactions between two like-charge planes confining neutralising counterions. At large Coulombic couplings, approaching the two charged bodies leads to an unbinding of counterions, a situation that is amenable to an exact treatment. This phenomenon is the key to attractive effective interactions. A particular effort is made for pedagogy, keeping equations and formalism to a minimum.