This is another grim reminder

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,

There is no escalation,

Hurricane Katrina is a grim reminder of the importance of preparedness,

[Wednesday's] bankruptcy filing by Delta and Northwest is a grim reminder of the strains being placed on the government's pension-guarantee program.

This is a reminder that it's out there.