It was an electronic form of ping-pong or table tennis that was easy enough for anyone to play.
VOA: special.2011.02.23
Now, let me say this: Recognizing that negotiations need to begin with the issues of territory and security does not mean that it will be easy to come back to the table.
But Obama's conservative critics, including several Republican lawmakers, worry Obama is making it too easy for Iran to come back to the table and is giving credibility to Iran's defiant Ahmadinejad in his bid for re-election.
So busy are most investment banks, after Bank of Scotland's bid for National Westminster Bank, that finding an analyst able to comment on British banking is about as easy as finding British beef on a French dining-table.