On that I agree entirely with Mark. At the end of the day the MOU kicked the can down the road. The center will not hold because politicians — particularly these days — are slaves to the (perceived) interests of their constituencies. McCain may confuse the New York Times as a constituency, but it’s not one. The interests of the bases haven’t changed and so eventually the dam will crumble and we’ll have a nice, big, knock-down drag out fight. Prepare the litters and leaches for many will fall in the final battle.