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...slaughtering of innocent fellow citizens. Still others, knowing nothing of terrorism beyond what they’ve seen on TV, look to someone (anyone) resembling a strong leader in hopes that they’ll keep them safe. Americans are afraid, and you have taken every opportunity to remind them why they should...
Despite the ineffectual and dangerous nature of your policies, many Americans dare not question your approach to fighting this war. (It helps, by the way, that the Democrats have so rarely provided any substantive alternatives.) Any opening, they say—and you remind them—will be exploited by our enemies. It is this paranoid logic which extended the Cold War decade after decade...
...virtual People's Liberation Army makes a compelling case for such an expense. Chen is asking the legislature to take early action on $18 billion in military spending, but he may face tough opposition. "The military is lobbying for the budget, and this was a way to remind people [why]," says Lo Chih-cheng, director of the Institute for National Policy Research in Taipei. Even if the arms deal isn't authorized, Taiwan may still enjoy the benefits of American military hardware: the U.S. said last week that it was thinking of stationing a second aircraft carrier in the Pacific...
...hospital, many of them carried on the unwashed hands of health-care workers. Although hand washing significantly reduces infection rates, the CDC notes that less than half of hospital personnel do this as they move from patient to patient. To make sure you're not handed an infection, remind all staff members (your doctor as well) to wash their hands before they touch you. "Visitors should also wash their hands, both when they come into the room and before they leave, so they don't carry germs in or out of the hospital," says Cassell...
...remind you that you’re on private property...