A Good Sign I Hope!

David Smock, of the U.S. Institute for Peace's Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution, briefed President Bush at a White House Oval Office meeting last week. Smock and five other prominent social scientists talked about ethnic/sectarian conflict and how general principles of conflict resolution could apply to the situation in Iraq. Vice President Cheney and National Security Adviser Hadley also attended the meeting. "The president was very attentive, curious, and responsive," said Smock.