The liberation of Baghdad
The bitter joy of the Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis on the streets of Iraq's cities is deeply moving. I wish I could simply feel relief, that the capture of Baghdad was less bloody than feared, and exhilaration, that people can finally speak freely. And there will be plenty of talk about reconciliation, within Iraq, and between the western powers which fell out over the invasion.
But I can't do it. I think about the stupid branch of the anti-war movement, the dishonest Arab journalists, and many of my friends for whom suspicion of American intentions overwhelmed their capacity for sympathy with ordinary Iraqis. Anyone who said this was a war against the Iraqi people. I want to see them eat their words. VoteNoWar.org#
