>Is this pileup of ifs...thens...unless...maybes--on the other hands just
>par for the course in economic prognosticating, or does it win some sort
>of prize?
It's at the more waffly end of normal IMF-speak, in part because opinion isn't unanimous, and in part because it's the US they're telling what to do. If they were telling Bolivia what to do, the tone would be a bit sharper.
Doug