I'm in no position to contest the veracity of such claims, and I am sure that great things are happening to the Iraqi people now that the reign of tyranny is now over. What strikes me as odd is the fact that Bush has not been extolling all of these wonderful happenings? Especially in the wake of a new election.

Incidentally, his little lap-dog John Howard (our PM) faces re-election in 2004. I will be veeery interested to see what it is that these two will base their new political platforms on.

(Go Mark Latham, Go! The only thing I like about Howard is that he is a cricket fan - not much to base re-election on)