Reply #4: That would be good.

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Tribal life has deeper roots than democracy in the human psyche. But then human ambition goes back a long way too. I think much depends on the new head of the military, who seems little known out here in TV land. One thinks of Putin before he rose to power, though that may be a bad comparison as to the particulars of their personalities. But I can agree that a brokered arrangement would seem best, and I suppose we will know before too long what the chances are for that.