oh well, kerry has conceded, and i can go back to my femoral artery and nerves. but 'tis a sad thing, and there will be more sadness should the hostage crisis worsen. singapore has a small token force there, as do many other countries who have no choice but to support america. we have to think of that. it's too bad that countries all over the world, in europe and here in asia would rather have a kerry/democrat us government, but for now, the americans can continue to scratch their heads and wonder why the world hates them so.