what about this threat? Do you think that might have inflamed the situation? Possibly put them on the offensive?
...a U.S. Official delivered this ultimatum to the Taliban (via the Pakistani delegation acting as their interlocutors): "Either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet of bombs."
Sara
"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell." - Harry Truman