I think one of the biggest reasons the discussion here remains so civil is because the facts are presented so well, and so clearly. While we all can have our own interpretations... the bare facts defy spin and emotion.

Thank you for making this site one of the best resources for tracking "what's really going" in this incredibly complicated world.  The insight I gain here is incredible...

The best way I can describe it, is it's like reading a history book.. as it is being written.

which was. oddly enough, one of the reasons for starting this.