When being rational makes negotiating impossible

Olmert's picture is at the top of this post for a reason - he's the last 'rational' negotiator we had. For the next week, at least, Netanyahu in this go-round is unproven.Evelyn Gordon recalls an article from Haaretz by Robert Aumann, who won a Nobel Prize for game theory a couple of years ago. (The link from 2006 that I just inserted is HIGHLY recommended - especially to those who have not seen