And Afghan political observers have noted that Mr. Karzai, who despite his harsh negotiation tactics has repeatedly mentioned the importance of a lasting security deal with the United States, had the power of approval over the delegate list, making it more likely he could sway the council.
Meanwhile, the United States blames Russia for it harsh negotiation tactics.
Yet the real fantasy is to imagine that more sanctions or harsher negotiations could have produced a deal that was much better than this one.
It is a lose-lose situation, that is quite clear, and sticking to a harsh position in negotiations will hardly change that.
In the heat of a negotiation, harsh words can be said.
"Talking in terms republicans would understand, I told the harsh truth that the negotiations on the future of Northern Ireland would not be taking place if it had not been for the military action of the IRA," he said.
Talking in terms republicans would understand, I told the harsh truth that the negotiations on the future of Northern Ireland would not be taking place if it had not been for the military action of the IRA.
In these kinds of situations, if you practice harsh, ruthless, win-lose negotiation, sure, you may do well in one negotiation, but then the other person won't want to negotiate with you again and they'll try to find someone else and your reputation will get around and pretty soon you're doing yourself a big disservice.
Mr. McDonald and other labor leaders say management's unusually harsh, confrontational approach to the negotiations suggests that the Tribune Company does not intend to own the paper for very long.
During the initial negotiations Europe turned a harsh face towards Cyprus.
