I'm sorry... is there something new here? It's like the Iraq War version of Mad Libs wherein the various verbs, adjectives nouns and adverbs are filled into the blanks to describe the latest failure. Then we wave the reports before the congress and the president, and they give their fill-in-the-blank response as to why we continue in this illegal and immoral war.

And the mainstream media will feign concern, devoting the same amount of time to the 'war' story as the weather. Quickly then! Move on to things more worthy of our focus! You know- The imprisonment of that spoiled rotten member of the richest of the rich. When that is finished, find some other blond trial and tribulation to divert our attention from reality.

Nixon's petty breaking and entering felonies pale in comparison to the shredding of the constitution of the Bushist's. Of course, they were both involved in war crimes....still... it's like Richard Nixon was caught smoking a joint compared to George W. Bush manufacturing methamphetamine to sell to children.

The empire of the Soviet Union had many problems, not least among them they failed to control the means of distribution which was an essential element for their system to thrive. But that isn't what ultimately caused the crumbling of that empire. It was the pissing contest that they engaged in with us over military supremacy. They overspent, and when there was nothing left, they fell apart. That is what will happen to us.

I agree with anything anyone has to say criticalabout Heathrow. One should also mention the horrible lines for passport control, manned by universally unfriendly people (however, I'm sure coming to the United States is a far worse deal thanks to the mayhem of the Bushists)... If I don't have to stay in London, I will avoid flying through there...even if tranferring to another flight there would save me money. Just not worth it.

...and how did Miami's airport escape the thumbs down list?... oh never mind...

For international airports, I have to say that flying into Iceland is EXTREMELY pleasant (and from the air it appears there are no trees in Iceland)... The passport and customs is unharried, people are nice... and because it's not a humongous international hub, it's quite small. I felt like I was waiting for my connecting flight in an Ikea showroom. Makes me want to visit Iceland. Truly.

Dear Mr. Snow,

I heard what you were said about the President being in the war and all... and I thought that you might want maybe have another photo op... like when the president played dress-up in that flight suit (the 'mission accomplished' thing remember?) Anyway... this time... let's put him in a flack jacket and fatigues, give him a stick, and have him clear landmines in Baghdad..... No? Then how about we use him as a human shield... strapped to the hood of a humvee...like a hood ornament... for patrols at night in Baghdad.... What? You don't like that idea either?.... what do you mean "What am I getting at?" ... These are class A ideas!... Ok... then... can't we at least have the president go on regular hunting trips with vice president?

"Overwhelmed by the number of soldiers returning from war with mental problems, the Army is planning to hire at least 25 percent more psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers."

A contract finalized this week but not yet announced calls for spending $33 million to add about 200 mental health professionals to help soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health needs, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The 200 new medical health workers will be added to more than 600 uniformed and civilian mental health professionals now working at three dozen Army medical centers and hospitals.

Yet, about 35 percent of soldiers are seeking some kind of mental health treatment a year after returning home under a program that screens returning troops for physical and mental health.

According to the Institute for Policy Studies "More than 210,000 of the National Guard’s 330,000 soldiers have served in Iraq and Afghanistan." . Which totals 540,000 troops have rotated in and out of our quagmire war theatre.

If 35 percent are seeking some kind of mental health treatment after returning home, then that works out to 189,000 of our soldiers that require professional mental health attention. With only 800 mental health workers, that works out to roughly 236 patients per worker. If they work a 40 hour week, for 48 weeks of the year- five days a week, eight hours a day... each patient in need of mental health treatment will get about eight hours of attention per year. Now how do you think that will play out?

Once again, this worst of all administrations, is setting us up for another disaster that will unravel badly within our society, whilst they retire behind the high walls and security that I am sure they will need for the rest of their miserable, criminal lives.

I'm sorry, but all this back and forth between an unelected employee who is in violation of the law in the White House and the investigating commitees of the House and Senate has gone on long enough. Subpeona the servers and computers. Get computer forensic experts in to dig out the erased emails. While they are at it, figure out who did all the erasing. Bring them all to court, in chains please.

If the governement says it can hold somebody without evidence or charge... until those laws are overturned, let's apply them to those who invented those laws. I don't think that anyone will miss Karl Rove if he is held indefinitely as an terrorist threat.

General.... I have an idea... I know, it sounds crazy, and is counterintuitive to what a three year old would find reasonable, but hey, nothing else makes sense, so I'll give it a shot: Why don't you provide arms and ammunition to the insurgent groups that have been trying to kill you?

Just kidding. Hahahaha....

Yet.