Republicans see that they are losing on this issue, so they just make
the issue go away:
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082100310.html">U.S.,
Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal
Withdrawal from Iaq is one of Obama's stronger points. So it
is a smart move for the Administration to just make it into a
non-issue. Ok, whatever, just stop the
href="http://www.democracynow.org/2008/8/6/army_recruiter_suspended_for_threatening_high">illegal
coersion of kids to join the Army.
Follow the link to listen to the interview and the aurio tape of the
recruiter. It's like the Army is kidnapping our kids.
So I don't care about the campaign issue, so long as the war really
does end. Even if it does turn into a very long, but
low-level occupation, they can do that with true volunteers.
Recruiters will not have to stoop to tactics more befitting a
banana republic.
Withdrawal From Iraq
Why
is it that recovering persons with alcoholism should not drink
near-beer (beer with little or no alcohol)?
I was a bit perplexed by a recent study on a new treatment for alcohol
withdrawal. Ordinarily, I am in favor of new treatment
options, based on the supposition that nothing works for everyone, and
having more options is good. This counterbalances, to some
The most important trend in the use of water is the slowly unfolding story of peak water in the United States and elsewhere.