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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (152499)	11/23/2004 9:09:34 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Slipping away? That's exactly the phrase I had in mind. Perhaps Iran knows exactly what it is doing... bring the US to the brink, then disclose all to forestall US military action, but do deals with everyone else but the US? Powell: U.S. open to eventually restoring ties with Iran chinadaily.com.cn ... Powell, whom Iran dismissed as a lame duck with no policymaking clout, sat alongside Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on Monday night. According to both sides, they made small talk in English without touching on substantive diplomatic issues such as the nuclear crisis. Powell said of the encounter: "There's no reason to be discourteous, even though sometimes you disagree about positions." Indeed.