A basic premise of negotiation...
by Kbyrnes (2024-01-18 08:10:05)

In reply to: Action regarding the hostages would be welcome if feasible  posted by ufl

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...is that the more you talk about how important your goal is, the less leverage you tend to have with your counterparty. You want them to feel more motivated than they think you are.

It may be that the administration has asked the media not to
by irishguard78  (2024-01-19 13:36:08)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

speak about the hostages. Then again, when has the media ever really given a rip about that sort of thing? Aren’t they mostly about hype?

As for the inaccuracy of the numbers, is it possible some of the captives are ‘state department’ employees?