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For those who are still up, there is a great interview on Craig Ferguson's late night show with a man who is defending the American involvement in Iraq. He was involved in the search for prohibited weapons in southern Iraq and says they did find many such weapons and that the Iraqis welcomed the Americans into Iraq. The purpose of his booking was to discuss his book on the Iraqi museum looting, but this guy is refreshing. He is really impressive, and Craig appears genuinely interested in what he has to say. Awesome show tonight.

As American post-conflict combat deaths in Iraq overtook the wartime number, the administration counseled patience. "The war on terror is a test of our strength. It is a test of our perseverance, our patience, and our will," President Bush told an American Legion convention. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice embellished the message with what former White House speechwriters immediately recognize as a greatest-generation pander. "There is an understandable tendency to look back on America's experience in postwar Germany and see only the successes," she told the Veterans of Foreign Wars in San Antonio, Texas, on Aug. 25. "But as some...