[Brandybux]

If pictures are indeed worth a thousand words, ... these fore and after pix speaks volumes.

Ok. I'll bite.

Whaddaya think these pix are speaking? Titles of the volumes will do, thank you very much.

[Wolfstar]

The operative word is 'IF'. And the eye of the beholder determines what a photo says to any individual. To my eye, the grim looks on the faces of Meyers and Franks says they are getting ready to order fine young Americans into harm's way very soon. However, the point of the thread is for you to make up your own mind as to the meaning of the contrast between the before and after shots. It's the kind of subtle news that you won't get from TV or radio talking heads, or columnists who want to tell you what they think. In other words, it's an opportunity for you to think for yourself.