Big Brother

I don't know what's more frightening: the speech itself or the picture CNN is running. Bush is using a classic straw-man argument, the "you're either with us or you're a Saddam lover" spiel that a third grader could see through.

The fact is that many Iraqis are worse off under US rule. First, those who are dead. Second, those who are now subject to having their homes invaded by the occupying forces. Funny, but these raids often result in the confiscation of guns, which are in abundance in Iraq, but I've yet to see the NRA condemn this.

And no, the world is NOT better off when our men and women in uniform are killed.