[Dont Mention the War]

As far as I'm concerned, this is no different than the long-established garbage rule: Once you throw it out, anyone else is free to go through it.

The truly hilarious thing is that Bush's approval numbers have gone UP since this story came out, and I saw more than one talking head on TV make the argument that it was precisely because of this story.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Every sensible person I've talked to lately is in favor of this monitoring. If the EPA can monitor dust on a gravel road, we can damned sure monitor people who mean us harm.