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...negligent homicide aren't prosecuted criminally, they're dealt with in the civil courts," says Dane Ciolino, a law professor at Loyola University in New Orleans. "Another unusual aspect is the whole backdrop of the attorney general's office vigorously prosecuting the case on the heels of a stinging defeat in the Memorial hospital case. Some look at this as Charles Foti trying to vindicate himself after the Memorial debacle...
...that with our tons of multimillion-dollar weapons and equipment, from tanks to helicopters to drones, we can't seem to defeat the insurgents who have none of this technology? Your sidebar "Moving Mountains" showed that the old weapons and warfare are no longer viable. When a $10 pipe bomb can blow up a humvee or Bradley vehicle, it just shows the whole world that our concept of warfare has been a colossal mistake. Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's plan has turned out to be a waste of lives and treasure. John Holland, Anaheim, Calif...
...should model our troop withdrawal on the British pullout from Dunkirk in 1940. Commandeer everything that flies and floats. Do it under cover of smoke and tear gas or fighter escort if necessary. Burn the equipment, but get the soldiers out now. Dunkirk was a defeat for the Brits, but the spirit that emerged from the rescue operation galvanized them for ultimate victory. We might claim some of that spirit by rescuing our soldiers right away. Doug Dix, Bloomfield, Conn...
...wife involved in a war), what Americans desire even more is victory. Without victory, every sacrifice made by U.S. servicemen and -women and their families will be pointless. Wars are not won easily. We have an enemy that has vowed to destroy us. If radical Islamists are not defeated, they will continue to attack us. If we fail, more Americans will die. Victory is precious, defeat devastating, and it takes time to fully achieve the former. Travis Sides, Denver...
...dust," but he said that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government had to go through the motions of complying with Washington. Politically, Olmert is too weak to be starting closing down the West Bank settlements that house around 250,000 Israelis. Also, Israelis doubt that Abbas, especially after his defeat in Gaza, can deliver on promises to curb attacks on Israel from inside the Palestinian territories. In response to U.S. prodding, Israel helped Abbas by releasing around $200 million in frozen tax revenues and setting free 250 Palestinian prisoners. But these concessions, as one Israeli intelligence official told TIME...