and did he.....?

the down sizing is happening to some extent with all serious fighting forces because of improved technology.

let's hope the democrats aren't the crooked ratfinks that you imply. Clinton had a lot of fans over here in England mainly because he was so hard working and effective for the cause of peace in Northern Ireland.

People over here are worried by Bush in that we can't see where this foreign policy is leading us. There are rumours that it will lead to a war with Iran. We're two wars in, and we still haven't laid Osama by the heels.

If the fact that this woman has denied what she said, upsets you so much - fair enough I suppose - perhaps we should be outraged - although the significance is hard to fathom for an outsider.

But even if we all stamp our feet in unison in annoyance, its not going to quiet the fears and unease in many minds at the present about Bush. If that seems unkind, well people are entitled to their feelings and thoughts and to express them. Maybe you can allay those fears somehat by getting the politicians you support to be more accountable, or even comprehensible would do......

One metaphor in this thread worries me. If this is a storm in a chamber pot - what does that make us?