BB, I'm very interested in finding more out about the asbestos thing you mention. If it is as you say, then the reason for it is simple: someone stands to make a profit. I think it's probably being done more for the sake of the owners than the miners...that would be my guess. Who ever gave a shit about the welfare of miners? And that is the reason behind the vast majority of harmful things that are happening all over this planet, that and people's unwillingness to live and let live, share and share alike.

I know you support the invasion of Iraq and consider it to have been justified. I don't. I think it was unwise, illegal, ill-conceived, and unjustified. So do a lot of other people. I doubt that any further arguing or presentation of evidence between you and me is going to alter our differing opinions on that matter.

I doubt that the Arabs and Israelis are going to decide to live in peace side by side either. It's unfortunate. They could do so the moment they both decided to. They lack the will to treat each other decently and equitably.

That's what happened in Yugoslavia after Tito was gone too. Those people could have continued living together in one country and prospering together, but they lacked the will (or the maturity) to treat each other decently, and they lacked leaders with enough vision to encourage them to do so.