We can't allow to pay ... with the blood of our people and the blood of our citizens for some illusion of stability or restraint in the Middle East,

This is another grim reminder

There is no escalation,

People should not be under the illusion that the city is in a position to shoulder the financial burden of a new swimming center, ... We just don't have the money.

Some people are magic, and others are just the illusion of it.

Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.