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I like your thinking/ interpretation there Kriz. A mixture of stick and carrot, which allows the US to present it as a foreign policy success by re-introducing the 2 into the international fold in return for material gain, provided they agree to play by the rules, whilst also providing grounds for legitimately cutting and running and hence extracating themselves. And here's me still thinking that the US is hell bent on finding different ways of fighting this war, and capturing oilfields. Problem I suspect is that the radicals will see straight through it and rally even greater support by presenting it as a defeat.

Oh what a mess, and so utterly predictable. :angry:

Curiousity gets the better of me on a half related project. I'm increasingly struck by the number of people who are now claiming to have been against the war at the outset. Yet I distinctly remember us being in the minority at the time of the invasion, according to the opinion polls at least (a sizeable minority admittedly, but still a minority) Did any forumites join in the London protest march of 15th February 2003 (doesn't need to be London of course) and strictly speaking that was more of a 'shuffle' than a 'march' anyway as I recall.

<blockquote data-quote="Warbler" data-source="post: 2089366" data-attributes="member: 65228">I like your thinking/ interpretation there Kriz. A mixture of stick and carrot, which allows the US to present it as a foreign policy success by re-introducing the 2 into the international fold in return for material gain, provided they agree to play by the rules, whilst also providing grounds for legitimately cutting and running and hence extracating themselves. And here&#039;s me still thinking that the US is hell bent on finding different ways of fighting this war, and capturing oilfields. Problem I suspect is that the radicals will see straight through it and rally even greater support by presenting it as a defeat. Oh what a mess, and so utterly predictable. :angry: Curiousity gets the better of me on a half related project. I&#039;m increasingly struck by the number of people who are now claiming to have been against the war at the outset. Yet I distinctly remember us being in the minority at the time of the invasion, according to the opinion polls at least (a sizeable minority admittedly, but still a minority) Did any forumites join in the London protest march of 15th February 2003 (doesn&#039;t need to be London of course) and strictly speaking that was more of a &#039;shuffle&#039; than a &#039;march&#039; anyway as I recall.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warbler, post: 2089366, member: 65228"] I like your thinking/ interpretation there Kriz. A mixture of stick and carrot, which allows the US to present it as a foreign policy success by re-introducing the 2 into the international fold in return for material gain, provided they agree to play by the rules, whilst also providing grounds for legitimately cutting and running and hence extracating themselves. And here's me still thinking that the US is hell bent on finding different ways of fighting this war, and capturing oilfields. Problem I suspect is that the radicals will see straight through it and rally even greater support by presenting it as a defeat. Oh what a mess, and so utterly predictable. :angry: Curiousity gets the better of me on a half related project. I'm increasingly struck by the number of people who are now claiming to have been against the war at the outset. Yet I distinctly remember us being in the minority at the time of the invasion, according to the opinion polls at least (a sizeable minority admittedly, but still a minority) Did any forumites join in the London protest march of 15th February 2003 (doesn't need to be London of course) and strictly speaking that was more of a 'shuffle' than a 'march' anyway as I recall. [/QUOTE]

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