Is it always necessary to reconcile?

"RECONCILIATION," like "terrorism," is becoming one of those words that is easy to use but hard to explain. The US troop surge in Iraq, we are told, was meant to buy the local government time to "achieve national reconciliation." Administration officials cite progress on "political reconciliation" as a key factor in deciding when to start sending American soldiers home. Accordingly, ... (Full article: 608 words)

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