[Wild Irish Rogue]

My blood pressure was quite elevated at this news, early on.But,calm and reasoned commentary, such as yours,has put things in a different perspective. Thanks.

[GraniteStateConservative]

You're welcome. I trust Condi Rice more than I do GWB. If Condi is signing on to it, then there is quite a bit of calculation involved that doesn't immediately seem clear to us. Condi is a brilliant woman and has probably played chess with Russian masters while on trips in that region-- this might be a clever move she learned from them.