March 1, 2009

Grudging

A remarkable exchange at the end of a Jim Hoagland column:

The president should continue to emphasize the positive results of the U.S. experience in Iraq, as he did on Friday. When I asked Moussa, an ardent anti-imperialist, if there was more national reconciliation and harmony in Iraq today than under Saddam Hussein, he immediately replied: "Yes, even if it is after six years of a very sad experience.

I could almost feel Hussein rolling over in his grave.

Posted by SoccerDad at March 1, 2009 6:12 AM
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