A Primer on War with Iran

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Sunday Open Thread

76,000 qualified nursing school applicants were turned away in the last 12 months.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/03/156213925/nursing-schools-brace-for-faculty-shortage

My advice: don’t bother with the Danish raunch comedy movie, Klown.

Seven minutes of terror:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/08/landing-mars-science-laboratory

Despite speculation, the Castro twins are the future of the D Party in TX, if it has a future.  I will go further: they represent the future of the entire D Party, if it has a future.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/julian-castro/despite-speculation-castro-not-eyeing-new-role/

Just why would Iranians have a “pilgrimage” to Damascus?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-rebels-say-captured-iranians-are-members-of-pro-government-militias-not-pilgrims/2012/08/05/b93a8730-df14-11e1-a19c-fcfa365396c8_story.html?hpid=z1

British jocks are performing so well in front of the home crowd.  Congrats to all the Brit medal winners.  Murray beat Federer.