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The whole concept of good cop/bad cop is transparent to many folks today anyway, because even in my psychology class we learned as part of the curriculum that both cops are out to get their suspect anyway, but knowledge of this before-hand does not always work against the idea that the good cop is seen as the more rational one, and therefore more successful in getting a confession out of a person.
In a situation where the UK is trying to "talk" to Iran, the US is showing off its muscle so that Iran would continue "talking" because the alternative is not so pretty.
At least, that is what I am imagining when I look at this with my new insight thanks to this thread. I cannot, however, claim to know anything about the subject and my only hope is that the UK will get their men (and one woman) back unscathed.
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