[Alberta's Child]

I bet there are more than a few people here who would love to see those industrial shredders fired up again, as long as it is Iraqi Shiites getting tossed into them.

Hussein's inability to fund Palestinian suicide bombers has nothing to do with the decline in those attacks (the fact that they continued long after he crawled into his spider hole was proof of that) -- that decline is primarily a function of Israel's barricade along the West Bank and their decision to vacate the Gaza Strip.

[Texasforever]

This is what he told the troops that night

In his speech to the troops Thursday night Bush will thank the U.S. military for their efforts in Iraq. "Your courage -- your willingness to face danger for your country and for each other -- made this day possible," according to excerpts of the Bush speech released in advance. "The transition from dictatorship to democracy will take time but it is worth every effort. Our coalition will stay until our work is done."