The so-called debate presented in Philadelphia this week consisting of moderators George Stephanopoulous and Charlie Gibson substituted what should have been a serious analysis of the major topics facing America and the globe and substituted frivolity and absurdity, reducing the issue of presidential politics to a laughable side show.

The major issues were the ones that were not tackled at all.

People throughout the world would like to know what will be done about a war of occupation launched on provable lies, chiefly that Saddam Hussein must be stopped before he can