and thanks for posting the text because usually, being hard of hearing, I only hear half of what is being said.

_{Tolerating prostitution is tolerating abuse and torture of women and children.}

...could be offered, or would be required? I know my limits [more or less]. ;)

As did all dutiful offspring who still can, I called mine and offered appropriate thanks. Congrats to all the moms out there and thanks for keeping society going. I'm fairly fond of ours, so hats off to you all.

“The absence of any US-Iran bilateral channel...may have the perverse effect of reinforcing Iranian interest in progressing in the nuclear realm so that the US will be forced to take it seriously and engage it directly." ~ Richard Haass