Iraq: Five body guards killed

Can't really spin this--the insurgents are getting close. No, Virginia, we're really not safer.

Splitting hairs over the success critera

Australian's comments, ""An Iraq that is democratic [fantasy], that no longer is associated with weapons of mass destruction [they weren't before the war], an Iraq that doesn't support any terrorist organisations [they just incite terrorists] and an Iraq that is not being led by a person [just a committee] that is responsible for the deaths of over 300,000 of his own people would be a contributor towards a safer world, not a less safe world [why do they say it's safe, makes one think they really don't believe it]," he said."

If there's a war [and thousands are killed in a war with Iran], will they recant this?