Balance sheet of war  

Asset: Saddam Hussein has gone Debits: 100,000 Iraqis killed, 4500 US soldiers dead, $750 billion spent; 3 million Iraqis in local or foreign exile: US and GB world reputations as peace makers damaged.   Heads win Although the heart pulls a different way, the head rules. My vote is for David Miliband's mental dexterity, gravitas and intellect. He will be the runaway victor in the General Election TV debates in 2015 Circular Argument Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted the military campaign in Afghanistan is "turning the corner". Oh yeah. I have heard this from Government ministers at every debate about Afghanistan since 2006. We have turned so many corners we have been round the block a dozen times - still we remain in Hell. Grippe Porcine Menaces sur les vaccinations après le feuilleton H1N1 31/08/2010 - Les Echos / France ...