the war in iraq and afghanistan is supposedly part of the 'war on terror' that could directly lead to attacks on our civilians in our country. what is happening in zimbabwe is not really dangerous to our nation.

the opposition pulling out of the election process is obviously meant as a protest that they do not support an unfair process that they feel that they have no chance of winning due to the violence against their supporters - it's not because they no longer want to take over the ruling of the country, it's to stop more people being killed and tortured