More evidence that the forty-year-old War on Drugs hasn't simply failed — it has multiplied the number of traffickers and countries involved, and spawned new and grotesque disasters.
Some African countries have not simply failed to catch up with Europe but have fallen behind in absolute terms.
After his match against Brown, Hewitt insisted that he had not taken Brown lightly but had simply failed to measure up.
Some have simply failed, others have come close but haven't quite found a big enough market to justify further investment.
But how could he be so certain that they had not failed Jude by simply giving him a life?
You have not failed and you simply need more support.
Hannigan hasn't failed yet.
But it may affect other pending prosecutions, and raises the question of whether the military commissions have simply failed, not only philosophically but practically.
Another explanation is that Obama has simply failed because he is indebted to powerful moneyed interests, not really a progressive, or too timid.
