Cursor has discovered that most curious of creatures -- someone with a realistic view of Iraq who nevertheless supports the US occupation. The only problem is, her conclusion is not supported by her premises. If "a sudden American withdrawal would result in a mess," then what do you call the current situation? And if the process of forming an Iraqi Army is fortifying the militias, then wouldn't it make sense to stop doing that, and broker a peace process while getting out?

Also, from the local home front, the FBI's questioning of a Pomona College professor has got people on campus wondering if they've got First Amendment rights anymore. As usual, the folks who are working hardest to prepare America for the coming revolution are those pseudo-patriots who use the "War on Whatever" and their positions of power and secrecy to tear down everything America ostensibly stands for.