Reply #3: I'm not sure that they have caved [View All]

[Mikimouse]

The last part of the snippet say that * and company had not incorporated the requested additions to the proposal. To me, this says that the proposal doen'thave a snowball's chance of passing. I suspect that the Germans, French, and Russians are buying time, waiting to see just how the rest of the international community will respond. I also suspect that there are negotiations being conducted behind the scenes among those three, to establish trade treaties, mutual aid treaties, etc. They have too much at stake to allow * too much freedom in Iraq. Just my opinion.