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					Originally Posted by Tophat665
					
				 
				Is the Dalai lama a wise, sweet, brilliant old man?  Absolutely.  Is it terribly unfortunate that China has decided it needs Tibet for it's strategic position or whatever?  Absolutely.  Am I gong to spend another minute worrying about it when I could be determining whether my kids go to a good school? 
 
Nope. 
 
Face it, if everyone would just mind their own business then this wouldn't be a problem. (Until the resources run low, but that's a whole other kettle of fish for my kids to boil.) 
			
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 Well put. It isn't a lack of empathy to admit a lack of control. I'm not sure if I agree completely, but I have mixed emotions so I appreciate this outlook.