Reply #27: I figure a big problem in all of this is these guys have set themselves up 'poisoned pills'.

[Hugin]

Y'know... The financial equivalent of a scorched earth policy from the days of yore.

Not only that, they all have the all the dirt on each other... So, they watch each other's backs.

This may be why a policy of negotiation, diplomacy, and compromise might not be the best approach for the government to take.