Comparisons have been made with the political upheaval in other former Soviet states in recent years, but unlike Ukraine and Georgia, where the opposition swept to power after disputed elections, there is no obvious opposition leader in Kyrgyzstan.
The anxiety is magnified because in Hussein's Iraq there are no independent government institutions to speak of and no obvious opposition group waiting in the wings to assume power.
Cambodia has been stable in recent months, and there was no obvious opposition group to blame.
But without him, there is no obvious opposition candidate for prime minister.
In short, the women who choose to navigate the 'complex' pathway of SET have significant support from the family unit or at least, no obvious opposition.
"We think that AIG 's response is a surprise given the market movement since the deal was announced and the obvious opposition to the excessive price being paid by Prudential's shareholders," says Barrie Cornes, analyst at Panmure Gordon in London.
And, voting records show, this opposition does not necessarily exercise power in obvious ways.
CSE is "in permanent opposition".
It is unfortunate that reporter Anthony Clark Carpio did not touch on the most obvious of opposition options to the proposed actions being considered by the Orange County Water District board in his article ("Distribution choices for desal plant narrowed," March 10).
