Overseas conflicts and U S intervention questions in post Cold War era
Our view notes rising low and medium intensity conflicts worldwide, led by Afghanistan’s civil war. The National Defense Council Foundation reports 68 active conflicts, with Afghanistan most unstable, Somalia and Congo next. It discusses U S policy implications and the limits of intervention.
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Central Asia
New Defense Think Tank
Afghanistan
Northern Alliance
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
China
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Chechnya
Bush Administration
National Defense Council Foundation
NDCF
Somalia
Congo
Kinshasa
Zimbabwe
William D. Shingleton
Council
Shingleton
Nepal
United States
U.S
Public Forum Contact Details for Odessa Readers
Public Forum guidance lists Odessa American address PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 and fax 915 333 7742 for letters. It notes an online submission option via onletters link.freedom.com.
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Public Forum
Odessa
American PO
Link
Freedom
Hospitals Told to Treat Pain Reflects a Libertarian View
Jacob Sullum notes that pain relief in hospitals has long been underemphasized. He cites Jaffe Marks and Sachar and recent Joint Commission standards requiring proper pain assessment and management. The piece highlights cancer pain under treatment, opioid fears, regulatory effects, and the need for proactive analgesia.
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Jaffe
Richard Marks
Edward Sachar
New York
Montefiore Hospital
Marks
Sachar
Annals of
Internal Medicine
Marks and Sachar
Associated Press
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of the American Medical Association
Department of Health and Human Services
Wisconsin Medical Journal
Sullum
Reason Magazine
Look who Brits call stupid Bush in British press
Cal Thomas notes that some British and Irish critics label President-elect George W. Bush as dumb despite his Yale and Harvard background. He argues critics smear him to avoid debating ideas and cites examples from Kate Muir in the London Times who mock Bush’s presidency while praising his wisdom and cabinet choices.
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George W. Bush
Atlantic
Bush
Yale
Harvard
London Times
Kate Muir
Smithsonian
National Museum of American History
Muir
Lincoln
Lyndon
Johnson
White House
Ronald Reagan
Donald Rumsfeld
Pentagon
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Health and Human Services
Calvin Coolidge
Thomas
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Mike Peters
Jacob Sullum
Jerome Jaffe
Richard Nixon
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