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A brief follow up on yesterday’s post about the impending rude awakening that the US is facing in Afghanistan:简短后续昨天的文章即将粗鲁的觉醒，美国正面临着在阿富汗的：

The US bumbling class erroneously defined Afghanistan primarily as a military mission.美国装模作样类错误界定主要是因为阿富汗的军事使命。 It is not.事实并非如此。 I was visiting Europe during the Summer of 2007 and learned that Europeans were shocked and saddened by the level of collateral casualties that the harsh military tactics of the US inflicts on everyday Afghans.我访问欧洲期间， 2007年夏季和教训，欧洲人感到震惊和悲哀的是一级担保伤亡，严酷的军事战术的美国日常生活带来的阿富汗人。 Simultaneously many humanitarian efforts failed spectacularly ... Continue Reading »同时许多人道主义努力失败壮观...继续阅读»

Yesterday’s Science Daily reported on the results of a recent extensive study that found a correlation between regular physical exercise and aging: Sedentary Lifestyles Associated with Accelerated Aging Process .昨天的科学报道的结果，最近广泛的研究，发现了关系经常体育锻炼和老化： 静态的生活方式伴加速老化过程 。 For most people that exercise on a regular basis the results of this study are not surprising.对于大多数人来说，这项工作定期这项研究的结果并不让人惊奇。 Taking pills on a regular basis is good for the pharmaceutical industry but does little else.以药丸定期有利于制药业，但没有其他就无能为力了。

Here’s my subjective rating of the relative importance of lifestyle choices that will ... Continue Reading »这是我的主观评价的相对重要性的生活方式选择，将...继续阅读»

means that about half of the Democrats in the US Congress are in reality Republican covert operatives.也就是说，大约一半的民主党人在美国国会的共和党在现实中秘密特工。 These guys and girls usually act in lockstep with Republicans on most important and controversial legislative issues, thus making sure that the regressive policy agenda of the Republican Party wins the day.这些家伙和女童的行为通常与共和党同步的最重要和最有争议的立法问题，从而确保该退的政策议程的共和党赢得了一天。 As long as this is the case progressive policy will remain a distant hope and our country will not live up to its potential.只要是这种情况进步的政策仍将是一个遥远的希望，我们的国家将不会辜负它的潜力。 We need to kick out the Republican Operatives (eg, Feinstein, Lieberman, Clinton, etc.) and replace them with progressive Patriots (eg, Feingold, Lee, Wexler, ... Continue Reading »我们需要赶走共和党的行动（例如，范因斯坦，利伯曼，克林顿等） ，并取代它们逐步爱国者（例如，法因戈尔德，李，韦克斯勒， ... 继续阅读»

By taking our eyes off the ball and letting Afghanistan slip back into a state of de-facto chaos we have created a big problem to future US Administrations to通过采取我们的眼睛了球，并让阿富汗重新陷入一种事实上的混乱，我们建立了一个大问题，未来美国行政当局 deal with.处理。 Afghanistan has a good chance ... Continue Reading »阿富汗的一个很好的机会...继续阅读»

At this time Congress is debating various amendments on the Cheney/Rockefeller FISA bill.此时美国国会正在辩论的各种修正案对切尼/洛克菲勒FISA法案。 Among others, these amendments include retroactive legal immunity for US Telecom companies that may have illegally given the US government private customer phone records.除其他外，这些修正案包括追溯法律豁免权，美国电信公司可能有非法鉴于美国政府的私人客户的电话记录。 Retroactive immunity is a concept that is better now in totalitarian forms of Government and is of questionable constitutional validity.追溯豁免权是一个概念，现在更好的极权形式的政府，是值得怀疑的宪法效力。 I am proud that one of the representatives of my current home state of New Jersey, Rep. Rush Holt (a fellow physicist) had the courage to make this statement today:我感到自豪的是一个代表我目前的家乡新泽西州众议员拉什霍尔特（一位物理学家）的勇气，使这个今天的发言：

While working out last night at the local gym I had some comic relief presented to me on one of the facilities’ TV monitors: Mr. Bush’s final State on the Union address.虽然工作了昨晚在当地的体育馆我有一些漫画救济提交给我的一个设施的电视显示器：布什先生的最后国家的国情咨文。 The broadcast was closed captioned so I had to read the man’s words instead of listening to his funky southern accent.广播被关闭字幕，所以我读了该名男子的话而不是听他的时髦的南方口音。 Funny nonetheless.但有趣的。 Here’s my impression: I think we, the American people, should insist that Mr. Bush stay on for another term as president of the US.这是我的印象：我想我们，美国人民，应当坚持布什先生留在新的任期内作为美国总统。 We should insist that he remain president as long as it takes to give him the opportunity to leave this great country in as good a state ... Continue Reading »我们应该坚持，他仍然是总统，只要它需要给他机会离开这个伟大的国家在良好的状态...继续阅读»

Question: How many American Troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq?问：有多少美军士兵目前部署在阿富汗和伊拉克？
Answer: The US troop level in Afghanistan was just increased by 3,200 so that now a ... Continue Reading »答：美军在阿富汗的水平只是增加了3200 ，使现在...继续阅读»

Sorry, ... Continue Reading »很抱歉， ...继续阅读»

Well, that’s the way it goes.好吧，这是一样。 My predictions on the outcome of yesterday’s NH Primaries were, shall we say, less than accurate.  Bummer.我预测的结果昨天的新罕布什尔州三原色是，我们应该说，不到准确的。长号。 Life goes on.生活仍在继续。 Obama still has the lead when it comes to the number of Democratic Delegates so far allocated.奥巴马仍然领先时候的一些民主党代表迄今分配。 He’s got 25 (16 from IA and 9 from NH), Hillary’s got 24 (15 from IA and 9 from NH), but these numbers do not mean much.他有25 （ 16 IA和9新罕布什尔州） ，希拉里的有24 （ 15 IA和9新罕布什尔州） ，但这些数字并不意味着很多。 Turns out that this thing is chaotic and unpredictable.原来，这件事是混乱和不可预测的。 I thought that the ... Continue Reading »我认为... 继续阅读»

It’s the morning of the NH Primary elections and some voting booths in that state have opened just after midnight this morning.这是今天上午在新罕布什尔州初选和一些投票所在该国开设只有午夜后今天上午。 Some towns like this one already closed  their polling stations an一些城镇像这样一个已经关闭的投票站 ... Continue Reading » ... 继续阅读»