Happiness, CarolC, et al: Danged ol' hillbilly me has been under siege over at the "Conscription" thread holding down the Peace Alamo. Some of the things you folks are talking about here apply to that thread and viv versa. It's a matter of rising above military thinking to peaceful coexistence thinking, and then maybe actual peace. Right now, it's time for the ref to step in and tell the combabtants to "Break it up" and mean it. The US, which is the World's ref, refuses. King of the World (Bush) could make a few phones calls and get things on track toward resolution but he does not have the courage. His plan: "Well, we'll get around to this this summer sometime". Yeah right?!?!...