WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
David Frum makes an interesting point about the coincidence of two disturbing developments in Iraq: "To see images of Americans abusing Iraqis inside Saddam Hussein's old prison appear at almost exactly the same time as (some) Americans are promoting Saddam's former generals--well, it raises suspicions. And the Iraqis were suspicious to begin with." The abuse wasn't policy, but that's a distinction likely to be lost on the Iraqis, for pretty good reasons. Let's hope the new, non-Saddamite general marks some improvement. The qualifications and passive voice in this NYT sentence are striking: "Unlike the man he is replacing, Jasim Muhammad Saleh, Mr. Latif appears to have been regarded as an opponent of Mr. Hussein."