  A gauge invariant procedure for extracting combined SO(3)-Z2 monopoles in
positive-plaquette SU(2) lattice gauge theory is shown. When these monopoles
are eliminated through a constraint, the theory deconfines for all $\beta$ on
$12^4$ and $20^4$ lattices even in the strong coupling limit, despite a rather
strong average plaquette of around 0.64. This corresponds to an effective
Wilson $\beta$ of 2.45, at which Wilson-action lattices would be far into the
confining region. This suggests that Wilson-action confinement may be a
strong-coupling lattice artifact; the continuum limit may not confine.
