Others fear that Iran is using its influence in the reclusive Mr Sistani's inner circle to show the Americans that it can disrupt Iraq's transition if it is not to the Shias' liking.

ECONOMIST: Do the Shias truly accept the new constitution?

"It's not liking the answer and hoping that if you do it again you'll get a better answer, " says Taylor.

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In the divorce negotiations, the wife's attorney raises these issues to the husband's attorney, implying or actually threatening disclosure to the IRS if the divorce settlement is not to the wife's liking.

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At least that's the case if the electorate or the President or the Congress make a decision not to the liking of Democratic partisans: Undeterred by defeat, they immediately go to work trying to undo their reversal and to prevail over their opponents.

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If America concludes from its diplomatic soundings that it will not be able to get a second resolution of its liking passed by the council, it may drop the idea and simply continue making its war plans.

ECONOMIST: What now?