Once a healthcare bill is passed and signed by the president, 40 thousand soldiers will be on their way. Senators from states that supply weapons to our troops got down with the program only after being assured of a troop buildup in Afghanistan. Its a give and take world.  View

Anyone who knows the protocol knows that bowing at different angles means entirely different things. Obama showed subservience by his bow... something the president of the US should not be doing to any leader of any other country. He is he leader of the most powerful nation in the world. He should greet other leaders with respect, not submission. He's a embarrassment, plain and simple. An empty suit who's in far over his head.  View

just because the president bowed to the emperer of Japan certainly doesn't mean he expects others to bow to him one day, it is a simple sign of respect for other cultures.  View

An Outline Whereby ICTY Judges Should Judge Radovan Karadzic By Jill Starr At the end of the day, some three years from now in the final judgment of Radovan Karadzic%u2019s case being tried at the ICTY, and, in morally judging his guilt or innocence insofar as whether he is directly responsible for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and isolated incidents of rape and summary executions during Srebrenica, first and foremost, the ICTY judges have a duty, a %u201DNoblesse oblige%u201D if you will (used to imply that with wealth, power and prestige come responsibilities of morality-even in judging Radovan Karadzic and the other Bosnian Serbs awaiting trials/appeals at the Hague%u2019s highest court), The ICTY judges have an international duty to compare, contrast and analyze the annals of human history of war, torture and war crimes before rendering their judgement in the case. Why? When analyzing rapes, executions, pilgrimages and torture of former wars,even dating back as far as Medieval Times, cases in point: American soldiers in Vietnam, the Roman Catholic Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition in which women were sexually tortured and burnt alive at the stake, as well as the Abu Ghraib torture scandal recently in Iraq, we discover that the soldiers guilty of these monstrous acts, are themselves guilty and should be tried and sentenced, HOWEVER, one can not rationally say that for instance President Bush was directly responsible for the Abu Ghraib torture scandal in Iraq merely owing to the matter of fact he was the United States President at that time. By the same token we can not reasonably conclude Radovan Karadzic is directly responsible and guilty for the crimes against humanity lower level Serb soldiers committed against Muslims in Srebrenica. For the American and international news media to at this premature point in time to try swaying everyone watching it daily insofar as the Karadzic case, and for this media to daily pronounce Karadzic%u2019s so-called %u201Dguilt%u201D saying %u201Dhe is responsible for the crimes that in actuality, may or may have not occurred at Srebrenica,%u201D even before the evidence and trial has even taken place and been presented; is morally wrong and illegal in and of itself. This entire judgement remains murky and leaves a tremendous %u201Dreasonable doubt%u201D hanging over whether Radovan Karadzic is directly responsible for ordering executions in Srebrenica.  View

what the hell did this motherfucker do to get the nobel as far as i can see he has not done anything to help the american people at all if it is because hes the first black president that is the most dumbest thing i have ever heard hell if he deserves one then so do i you assholes need a new commitee i think you people need to rethink things out i wish i had the money to go and see you people but hell i wish i had a fucking job so tell me what he has done ok  View

I agree--who cares? If we're going to debate ridiculous right-wing "celebrities", let's debate Palin. Allowing her to speak could actually have repercussions--she was the governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate for pete's sake. There's more to be concerned about in that arena than this Miss California headline-grabber.  View

Dear goodness, the fact that she gets so media attention is what scares me. It's easy to look at her, listen to her ridiculous childish commentary and agree she could never be a serious presidential candidate. But, unfortunately, I think there are a lot of people who like action and drama and would probably prefer their politicians be celebrities than true leaders.  View

I am about the biggest Mickey fan I know...I have three Mickey tattoos, have done my house in Mickey, every year I have a Mickey Christmas tree...I mean JUST Mickey!! They are INSANE if messing with an icon of that magnitude seems like a good idea. More kids know who Mickey Mouse is then the president for heavens sake!! LEAVE MICKEY MOUSE WHOLESOME AND AS HE HAS BEEN SINCE THE 1930'S......  View

I think in small measure the inability of the President to influence the terms of the meeting in this way is an example of the leverage that China has over the U.S.  View

As an ex-British resident (who is English), Blair is despised by the majority of the British public (much more than 50% too). They guy belongs on stage - because he's a good actor; but that's all. His politics have dragged Briton into a neo-Marxist nightmare. Is that what Europe desires too? Cos that's what they'll get. The guy deserves a real presidential welcome, if he cons his way in.  View