[RobbyS]

The way our civil war came to an end. Parole for the troops, pardon for confederate leaders with few exceptions. That did not, of course, end the animosity. Ten years of reconstruction ended with the "Bourbon restoration" and eventually injustice for the southern blacks who were supposed to be raised to citizenship.

[raj bhatia]

Actually the civil war analogy is quite scary. There was no reconciliation for decades after the civil war. I guess the only prescription for ethnic divisions to heal is time. It would not be a big deal but for the fact that our troops are in the cross fire.