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>> you have others who have self-interest in this, whether it's sectarian or tribal or national. and then you try to assess all of this with what general dempsey was talking about, what then is our objective? how much risk are you willing to bear? how much cost are you willing to bear? because there is a cost. there will always be a cost and in general dempsey's opening comments he talked about you get involved however way it is in a military intervention, there will be cost to the. it could be pretty deep cost, high cost. i'v...

you know, the crutch or the extra weight, i guess, to carry around. the virtual world is excellent for that because anytime i need support or things of that nature, i just hop on, talk to my counselor, you know, and it helps with whatever problem i may have. i think that young people in my age group really enjoy the virtual world program. it's kind of like a game actually. i really enjoyed it. it was exciting for me when i started because, like, i change my avatar every single day just because it was something to do. i think it's just taking the next step into technology and treatmen...

the binge drinking that is taking place. we hear on the news time in and time out what it is doing, the number of accidents that occur, the number, quite frankly, of violent, violent date issues that we are seeing at least in this area. and so, really what-tami, what does a parent say to a child that wants to have fun because college should be a time when they are having fun? what do you say to a child when they are practicing weekend, you know, binge drinking? i think it's important for parents to have that expectation and to be able to clearly say, you're not of age-it's important ...

level of-among the 18- to 26-year-olds, that college age, the binge drinking that is taking place. we hear on the news time in and time out what it is doing, the number of accidents that occur, the number, quite frankly, of violent, violent date issues that we are seeing at least in this area. and so, really what-tami, what does a parent say to a child that wants to have fun because college should be a time when they are having fun? what do you say to a child when they are practicing weekend, you know, binge drinking? i think it's important for parents to have that expectation and to...

it's a time of risk taking. so, you know, one doesn't want to smother your kid or be what is referred to nowadays as a "helicopter parent," which my daughter accused me-but at the same time, one needs to have that conversation and begin to address the issues and point out what your concerns are and maybe set some parameters for what you are looking at and follow up. and see if things are not getting better, if you are seeing the same things that concern you, it's important to seek help, seek some kind of assessment. you know, what i am really troubled about is really the level of-amo...