Entries for September 2007

The two competing u.s. strategies as to Iraq—either withdrawal or "staying the course"—are flawed and destined for defeat ["What Now?" September 17].

In your article on prostate cancer, you seem to promote the watch-and-wait option ["Prostate Cancer's Prognosis," September 17].

"Obsessing Over a Recession" [September 17] left me entertained, educated, and more able to decipher economic concepts.

"On Israel, a Generation Gap" [September 17] was a timely article for my family.

Silly me! I always believed it was a primary responsibility of parents to restrict children from acts that were dangerous or unhealthy, that were detrimental to the learning process, or, most important, that violated the rights of fellow occupants of this planet ["It's Tough, but You Can Do It," September 17].

There is no question that we need a complete revamping of our air traffic control system ["Fixing the Air Traffic Mess," September 17].

In "The Politicians, the Posturing and the Policy" [September 17], you report that Hillary Clinton "concedes that the troop surge may be working in some areas like Anbar province."

How can George Shultz write acommentary of considerable length about "The 'Israel Lobby' Myth" [September 17] and not mention the American Israel Public Affairs Committee?

In "A Year of Living Dangerously" [September 17], the first name of 1st Lt. Matthew Martinez was incorrectly reported.

In the September 24 issue, a letter writer fan of Elvis Presley complains that Elvis was not given suitable attention in the retrospective of 1957 events and then, as proof, quotes John Lennon as saying "Before Elvis, there was nothing" ["Looking Back on 1957"].