The US healthcare system is confusing to me. The quality of service can be very high due to advanced technology but it’s also very expensive. The wealthy can afford exceptional quality care. The poor get nothing. However I’m told they can get emergency care and thus probably clog up emergency with non critical cases. Most [...]
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Afghanistan Surge and Withdrawal
Obama finally spake to the snoozy masses. It is all sadly predictable. 30,000 US troops will be sent but the military will withdraw in 18 months in July 2011. Yes, before the next election. So the combined forces, including Australia’s, have just 18 months to turn it around and settle the country into complete stability [...]
Afghanistan on a Knife Edge
A lot of time has passed since 9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan. 8 years it is now. For far too long Iraq got the lion’s share of effort and attention. Perhaps that was necessary but it meant Afghanistan was neglected. When push comes to shove it was less important and also much harder. One [...]
Fort Hood
By now everyone knows about the Foot Hood army base disaster in Texas, USA. 12 soldiers and one civilian lost their life when Major Hasan committed mass murder with a firearm. 42 more were wounded. I’ve refrained from saying too much because at first there was little to say that wasn’t loaded with speculation. I [...]
Pre US Presidential Election 2008
Well it’s time now, after far too long a political dance, the US election is tomorrow their time and we will see the results soon enough. I look forward to it. As I have said, I predict Obama will win this one. I also feel it will be of a more significant margin than expected. [...]
Final US Presidential Debate 2008
We we finally come to the third US Presidential debate, This one was done with a more intimate style with McCain, Obama and the moderator sitting at the one table. For once it was a little more animated. I would dare to say it was the best debate of the three. Some more difficult questions [...]
Second Presidential Debate 2008
… and I watched and read this one too. The only ‘town hall’ style of debate and the second of three presidential debates for this election. You know this debate had an expectation of Obama stuffing up in this town hall style of debate much like some people expected Palin to screw up her first [...]
First US Presidential Debate
I did it. I actually read the entire US presidential debate transcript. I know I am certifiable for doing that. It was a fairly tame debate. They are probably being reserved ready for the more important later ones. I’d really like to call a presidential debate with wicked spiked gauntlets. “You said what about my [...]
US Election 2008
On the 4th of November 2008 Americans will decide if they bother to vote and who they bother to vote for. Out goes Bush, probably into near invisibility, and in comes who? I don’t really follow the US elections all that avidly. Besides it not being in Australia it’s also a very different political system [...]