11.   All sides lost.

12.   But both sides lost sons and children.

13.   But both sides would lose from a long fight, because voters would get testy about gridlock no matter what they think about Medicare or the budget.

14.   But neither side has lost its appetite for the fray.

15.   By most definitions, it is war, but each side loses as many soldiers to altitude sickness and exposure.

16.   But, in truth, both sides lost.

17.   Each side loses as many soldiers to altitude sickness as to combat.

18.   However, a senior UAW official said the two sides had not lost touch.

19.   In either case, both sides eventually lose.

20.   In other words, the American side will lose one set of eyes and ears in Russia for each Russian diplomat expelled.