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...that if she steps back over the border, the junta will pounce. So for now, she stays at Mae Tao, providing medical care for a nation of the displaced and hoping to return to the land of her birth. "We're building a community," she says, "so we can rebuild Burma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medic in Exile | 10/31/2005 | See Source »

...commitment to democratic ideals - subsequent developments have proved the Washington strategists wrong. Once the immediate, specific objective has been achieved, it is time to get out, leaving it to Afghans and Iraqis to sort out their internal problems. Afghans without the Taliban and Iraqis without Saddam Hussein can rebuild their countries and manage themselves. Prolonging those missions weakens the most powerful nation on earth. Vellore S. Thyagarajan Madras, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: European Heroes | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

...commitment to democratic ideals?subsequent developments have proved the Washington strategists wrong. Once the immediate, specific objective has been achieved, it is time to get out, leaving it to Afghans and Iraqis to sort out their internal problems. Afghans without the Taliban and Iraqis without Saddam Hussein can rebuild their countries and manage themselves. Prolonging those missions weakens the most powerful nation on Earth. Vellore S. Thyagarajan Madras, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

...could look at the city of Boston at its present state, could rip it down to its former state, tell you what used to be there, and then rebuild it and tell you who built the present city,” said Craig Dougherty...

Author: By Rebecca M. Anders, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IN MEMORIAM: John Dougherty | 10/28/2005 | See Source »

...Building a major city on a low-lying swamp in a hurricane corridor is about as intelligent as building a house of cards on a bowling lane. The only way to absolutely protect New Orleans from a Katrina-like situation ever happening again is never to rebuild. It is wrong to blame the Bush Administration for decades of inaction by many, many administrations. Low taxes are not to blame, and less government is not to blame. A society that promotes dependence on government to always get it out of difficulties has only itself to blame. The problems caused...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

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