OK I take that back.... the images from Baghdad are shocking, but I'm somewhat comforted by the very low number of casualties... so far. There are lots of wounded, and I hope they are getting adequate medical treatment so they can get up and celebrate Saddam's imminent demise..

Across the world the protests go on and each country's protesting citizens have their own set of objections to this war.... but I sincerely wish they would just wait for at least a week because so far it's going extremely well. The casualties are relatively low, and the poor Iraqi soldiers are wisely surrendering by the hundreds - some reports say thousands. The coalition forces have in some instances been greeted with open arms by Iraqi villagers, and they're already tearing down Saddam's posters and statues..... Oooh, now there's a contract worth millions; destroying Saddam's tributes to himself all across Iraq!