[Fledermaus]

As my wife is fond of saying, we are the nicest, kindest country on the planet. We'll give your the shirt off our backs.

But if you tick us off or cross us, we'll kick your a$$.

[Carolina]

Arab Street Whining and Sour Grapes Russians Grumbling [My title :)]

As they digested the news of Baghdad's unexpectedly swift fall on Thursday, and watched TV replays of Saddam Hussein's statue toppled by a US Marine tank recovery vehicle, many Arabs saw not the dusk of Iraqi dictatorship, but the dawn of a frightening new world.

"This represents what is really happening," said a commentator on the Al Jazeera television network, watched by millions in the region, as an American soldier wrapped the Stars and Stripes around Saddam Hussein's face.

"Everything that happens in Iraq now will have an American flavor and smell."

That American flavor and smell is called L-I-B-E-R-T-Y. It's what's for dinner.