This resulted in a tremendous loss of self-confidence. Soldiers and officers came to doubt the things they were fighting for, even the necessity of fighting.
The remaining majority has to take up jobs although many of them have a strong desire for further study. In fact, the country also needs more college-level personnel.
Only a third of students are graduating from high school prepared to succeed at college-level work, and even fewer are going on to get a degree that will help them compete for a good job.
Mitchell has been trying to persuade the Palestinians to remain in talks with Israel, although Israel's moratorium on West Bank settlement construction expired Sunday.
Residents of the Western U.S. state of Arizona reacted Thursday to a federal judge's ruling that blocked key parts of a controversial state immigration law.