FACIST!

BUSH=HITLER!! GANNON = HITLER!!

HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THIS?!?!?

hehe.

JUST SAY NO TO SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION!!! The spice must flow (to gov't coffers)!!

You forgot Halliburton.

I think you have the right take on the issue of them protesting Allawi. The fact that they can now do that and not get killed or imprisoned by their own gov't says a lot.

Good point Head Cheese... hehehe

I think the Allawi thing is simple - his list lost the election. The Iraqis want the team they voted in to deal with this stuff and that means Al-Jaafari needs the office space.

I'll let the Democrats have "The Spice Must Flow" as long as we Republicans get "Long Live the Fighters!".

It's hard to interpret the anti-Allawi statements. Was it the mood of the whole crowd, or just one person who was interviewed? I've become very skeptical of the media's attempts to represent Iraqi public opinion, since over and over I've seen them present one pro-Saddam Iraqi's views as if they were mainstream.

It's kinduv a moot point, though, because as Gib points out, Allawi lost the election.

But more importantly, right or wrong, fair or unfair, it could be a sign that Iraqis are holding their own government officials accountable for what happens in Iraq, rather than America. And that is surely a good thing.

You know what? This is just... just beyond... Look at what's going on.

Iraqis protests AGAINST terrorism.

Lebanese protest FOR self governance and freedom.

In Palestine, no celebrations for the latest Tel Aviv bombing, in fact the opposite: not so muted outrage at jeopardizing the peace process.

This is abolutely INSANE! Is there any person who watched the Arab Street's gleeful reaction to 9/11 and thougtht this would be happening in even some bizarre parallel universe?

So much of terrorism is just boredom, street gangs filled with poor kids (rich kids too) needing a cause to fill a void, a way to feel involved in a "Great Struggle." America's actions have shown them there is an even greater struggle, one higher than 'kill the jews!' or 'destroy america!' There is a fight against an even greater Satan. It's a fight for their basic human freedoms. A new fight has been shown to them and it's not so unimaginable anymore.

What was once inconceivable has become, through the American President's steadfastness, force of will and lack of nuance, now oh-so-conceivable.

Who knows where this is heading? Imagine how this must be energizing the moderates in Iran. On the one hand, I want to sound all smart and say grown up-py, circumspect things that begin 'A nice start, but unlikely in the short run to...' But things are moving so quick I'm worried that that might be disproven with my next click on Drudge.

Great post ray

Awfully damn brave of them.

Brings a tear to my eye.