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However, the issue is not that simple. We cannot judge a complex political problem from a one-sided snapshot of occurrences. Instead, it is necessary to look back at both the history of the past three decades and the context of the past few weeks. The Israel-Lebanon conflict is a piece of the broader Israel-Syria conflict and cannot be explained in a four-point flier...
...must go beyond the rhetoric and realize that the recent occurrences are part of a very complex political issue, not unilateral attacks lacking any historical context...
Third, even in the unlikely event there is a cure for those presently paralyzed, it will at best be partial. The idea so dramatized in the Super Bowl commercial--that someone with a completely severed cord will actually walk--is very farfetched. Walking is a hugely complex motor and feedback activity. Look at how long it takes babies, who have totally intact nervous systems, to learn it. Look at how, despite decades of research to develop robots that walk, they remain primitive, often comical. Perhaps the long-injured will enjoy some partial return, some movement in the hands or chest...
...pique. You're not alone. No matter how many times we're told that doctors are professionals and won't take it personally, lots of us still have trouble challenging their recommendations. That's too bad, because getting a second opinion often makes a confusing or complex decision about treatment easier to deal with. Sometimes it can mean the difference between life and death...
Your report on George W. Bush's presidential campaign, "Bush Bears Down" [NATION, Jan. 24], politely downplayed a suspicion many voters have about the Texas Governor's ability to think for himself. A President must be able to decide independently what course of action to take when issues are complex. Is Bush up to this? Your article does not answer these questions. DAVID ALTSCHULER Orlando...