Indus Falcon
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@Indus Falcon
You are right about that---.
And I equally blame the saudis and the emiratis as well----. I wrote to their ambassadors as well.
They did not market themselves well---. The had no comprehension of people power---media power---the moment they saw media talking against them---they should have found someone to come up front and talk in their favor.
They should have positioned someone knowledgeable about the issue---the methodology and tactics in relation to war history and expansion---and that would have pushed the military ver hard---.
But when you don't see anyone supporting the issue with tactical benefits---the military could nt be pushed into a corner---.
Bottomline---the saudis and emiratis are to take more blame for it.
I don't think so. We didn't play it well. They came to us, we didn't bargain. We just said No. How smart was that?
e.g. If our aim was $50, we should have asked for $100.
Best case scenario we would have ended up with $75 ~ $80. Worst case $50. But we choose to roll over and play dead.
Besides money there are a lot of other things (like jobs) we could have negotiated on as well, but that is secondary.