"These discussions are an opportunity for us to learn more." I would agree that it offers us an opportunity to learn more of other's opinions. I am not confident that I at least, know more about the subject than I hear on TV or read in the newspapers. Still, it is interesting to exchange ideas with people who sometimes view things different than we do.

I think almost anyone who has been on the forum for any length of time understood what L.H. and Troll were up to. It happens all the time in serious BS threads.

Mg, I'm not sure what you mean when you write, "The solutions will not come from just Colin Powell and Mary Robinson ...they are going to come from all of us." Could you elaborate a bit more?

Dougr