Ding Dong!
The Witch is dead.
Which old Witch?
The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong!
The Wicked Witch is dead.

A murderous tyrant has fallen. The symbolic money shot was carried live, and it was thrilling. So why isn’t my breast filled with naught but joy? For bad reasons and good.

Bad Reason: Because I hate seeing Bush win a bet that he should not have made. There are political reasons to hate this, but my real reasons are petty and small-minded.

Good Reasons: 1. That we would win the war was pretty much certain, although the price of the war might have been much much higher. That we will succeed at peace is more in doubt and failure is more dangerous. 2. Having kicked Iraqi butt, we will now look for more butts to kick.

So, I am, as usual, ambivalent.

Interesting article in today’s Boston Globe about why the Shi’ites worldwide oppose our Iraqi adventure even though Shi’ites were the object of extra special oppression by Hussein. (Note: the link will rot in about a week.)

I like Steve Johnson‘s ambivalent comments on this topic.

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