Observing Iran (catch all historical thread)

[Ron Humphrey]

I suspect that it is due to a variety of factors--Sadr's operational freeze/reorganization, the surge, waiting out the surge, slightly modified Iranian policy, Iraqi pressure on Tehran, and a few others beside.

If one were to use the analogy of children playing on a playground, this kind of makes sense.

If one of the kids is acting up and not playing nice you correct them, tell them what's expected of them and then you have to give them a chance to show that they are following that advice.

The key will be what you do if you find that they are still doing the same things just working hard at hiding it from you. How you react then will determine the long term conditions on the playground.

I realize some may not like analogies such as this, but for me it has always followed with the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle. Thereby allowing for debate with more clarity in points of contention.