Apparently not all the Iraqis are so happy with our troops, and when they've protested we've killed them. Twice. Here's the first and here's the second. To be fair, the Iraqi people are armed to the teeth (which just goes to show that an armed people is not necessarily a free people) which means that they could have fired first. But none of the media present saw or heard Iraqis firing on American troops.
A very good view of the whole war thing comes from Ashleigh Banfield, who saw both sides of many conflicts, and has a viewpoint worth reading. She also points out that many Iraqis weren't as happy to see us as the media portrayed. Since she was there, I tend to believe her. Link courtesy of Mark Evanier.
Gary Hart has updated his blog ("Democracy Dies Behind Closed Doors"). If I truly believed that he would be open and willing to talk about his policies if he were president, I would definitely vote for him. But it's always the same. Once they are in power, there are too many secrets that must be kept. I do, however, agree that the policies that Bush is trying to keep secret are pretty worrying. As a bit of an environmentalist, I'm worried about his policies that sure seem to be intent on destroying sanctuaries for profit. I guess time will tell. Back to Hart's blog, the comments aren't as illuminating this time around. One or two good ones, but there's a lot of the same flaming that is so common. Bummer.
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