--On Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:51 -0400 Phillip Hallam-Baker <hallam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >... > But do not discount the possibility that inducing the US to > withdraw is the objective of certain parties in this little > exercise. Given the fraction of the ITU budget and the even larger fraction of the T-Sector budget that come from the US and US-based Sector Members, that would be fairly irrational behavior for those who wanted to preserve a healthy and well-staffed ITU. On the other hand, irrational behavior would be nothing new in this area so I can't disagree with the possibility. john