Quote Originally Posted by Watcher In The Middle View Post
Originally posted by Stan:


Which leads right back to Rex Brynen's point of:



Dumb suggestion in order here, perhaps?

Assume that you guys (who have a whole lot of very practical, real life field expertise) are now faced with having a whole bunch of really dumb pols (yeah, I know, an Oxymoron if there ever was one) who know that they done "screwed the pooch" big time, but now they're saying "Help us out here, guys. We haven't done too well so far on our own, so it's time for a change". Suggestions?? (and don't just say "negotiate" - anybody can do that). Give us something that means something".

Right now, the pols out there are scrambling. They don't know what to do, and right now, all the SIG's (special interests, on all sides, and you can imaging who they all are) are pushing their agendas like mad. Problem for them is, most of them are obviously dripping with agendas and this makes them suspect.

SWJ can be an invaluable resource. This is one of those times where it is needed.

Simple question:

Let's say we (US) wants to start talkin to them good folks over there Tehran way? What's the plan?
Have them sell oil to china through pipelines in countries within which we are allied

Have Russia take the responsibility for providing them with the power which is something they both want but which places a necessity for transparent dealings by both parties and puts pressure on a certain someone who wants to work behind the scenes to be on the line for what happens with anything involved in that process.

Call for referendum vote in Iran giving Khomenei the chance to get butt-head out of the way so that those we used to work with before get another chance or at worst shows how confident they aren't in their internal power base right now. Give none of the above approval until the conspirations of the last 12 years amongst aforementioned parties are brought to light and defined to the satisfaction of those nations which stood to lose the most as a result.

Oh and for China,, Naner naner boo boo ,anything you can do we and our friends can do better

Look it's a bird , no it's a plane , no it's the japanese shooting a balistic missile out of the sky.

You just asked for suggestions you didn't say they had to be good one's