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...doubtful that spirit of cooperation will last. The further that Iraq slides into civil war, the more the Kurds will want to insulate themselves from it, by carving out more political and economic autonomy. Even if they stop short of outright secession, the Kurds could still unleash new conflicts in Iraq if their impatience with the fecklessness of the Baghdad government prompts them to take action on their own. The most explosive flashpoint is Kirkuk, the disputed oil-rich city that the Kurds lay claim to. As Iraq's Kurdish President, Massoud Barzani, said on March 22 during the farewell...
...more the Kurds will want to insulate themselves from it, by carving out more political and economic autonomy for themselves. Though Kurds have thus far accommodated themselves to the American policy for a unified Iraq, that spirit of cooperation won't last forever. Even if they stop short of outright secession, the Kurds could still open up new conflicts in Iraq, if their impatience with the fecklessness of the Baghdad government prompts them to take action on their own-especially in determining the future status of Kirkuk, the disputed oil-rich city that the Kurds lay claim to. Said Iraq...
...than some adults, and he says most teens score worse because we infantilize them. That may be true, and it's a good idea to consider, say, civics tests that precocious teens could take in order to vote. Kids who start businesses should also be able to own them outright. But kids have been making better decisions in the past 20 years--drinking and drugging less and, as studies have shown, studying more. It would be perverse to reward them by saying that we now don't care if they get drunk and watch porn instead...
...elsewhere, smart adaptation requires a lot more than good infrastructure and ecosystem management. Economic viability is also important, and that is not possible without insurance. In Louisiana and Florida, insurance companies responded to the burst of hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 by raising rates significantly, even canceling policies outright. How can hurricane-prone states retain coverage? "The only solution is to get the Federal Government to do what it did after September 11 and recognize that some risks are too large and costly for the private-insurance market to absorb on its own," says James Donelon, the state insurance commissioner...
...Your outright cheerleading for the Democrats made the cover story an Op-Ed piece. When you put down your pom-poms, please pass me some Alka-Seltzer. Mark Krauth, CONCORD, CALIF...