This year, the union's executive board has splintered into factions, creating three strong candidates for president and leaving control of the local in doubt.
On the other hand, the government has divested its stake in Chrysler, leaving control of the smaller car manufacturer with Fiat of Italy.
By leaving control of the border uncertain, this line of reasoning goes, Syria reserved the threat of possible future action by Hezbollah, or other proxies, such as Syrian-based Palestinian groups.
But Mr. Espada, Mr. Kruger and Mr. Díaz have remained coy about whether they will support Mr. Smith or the Republican leader, Senator Dean G. Skelos, leaving control of the Senate up for grabs.
So Lincoln and Halleck chose to transfer his army piecemeal back to Washington, mostly by transporting them by ship, leaving control of the front to General Pope and his Army of Virginia.
The strategy, based on the co-option of a local black elite as a moderate alternative to SWAPO, was intended to placate international opinion while leaving control of Namibia in South African hands and keeping its military options open.
