Distracted by war - Rocky Mountain News.

"Workplace focus on Iraq combat may cut into nation's productivity"

"The mood is very somber, and people are definitely distracted," said Wayne Cascio, professor of management at the University of Colorado at Denver Business School. "It's having a tremendous impact."

"Unfortunately, the experts have no strong solution to the problem, and consultant John Challenger of Challenger, Gray & Christmas in Chicago suggests that companies simply wait for the passions to burn themselves out."