From Bad to Worse

The Christian Science Monitor reports on the murder of Margaret Hassan:

Officials of the European Union in Brussels say the murder of Margaret Hassan, the head of the relief group CARE's operations in Iraq will set back efforts to bring much-needed relief to the country. The Australian reports that Poul Nielson, the EU's departing development commissioner condemned the execution of Mrs. Hassan, and says that, "This kind of savagery makes it almost impossible for relief agencies to continue their crucial work in Iraq."

Ms. Hassan was a tireless critic of the sanctions imposed on Iraq after 1991 and the invasion. Her death is a genuine tragedy. But it in NO WAY justifies the invasion. In fact, her death is one of the strongest arguments against Bush's foolishness: Bush's plan generated the chaos that resulted in her abduction and now murder.

I'm still amazed that so many Americans seem to not have the first clue about the disaster Bush has wrought.