September 27, 2006
QOD: “The public demands certainties, but there are NO certainties.” George Marshall [of the Marshall Plan…Winning the peace in Asia and Europe after WWII]. Used the quote to introduce the notion of how incredibly complex our political world is and that we are sometimes guilty of thinking that there are easy answers. For example, like calls for bringing our troops home right away. Or that the war in Iraq is all about oil, etc…

TPNS: Iraq is fueling Muslim Radicalism globally, but also US counterterrorism efforts have ‘seriously damaged’ al-Qaeda’s leadership. The downside is that al-Qaeda has become much more decentralized…

American Government: Working through the rationalization behind the adoption of our Constitution...read Chapter 2

Sociology: Skip chapter 2 and focus on Chapter 3--Culture.
Today: Worked through the terminology...from Chapter 3...A very interesting discussion on aspects of CULTURE. Ms. Quick and others had many important questions and comments...SWEET