"Mission Accomplished"

Just consider what has occurred in the year since we heard that message delivered on the deck (poop?) of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.

Just the other day, for example, was one of the bloodiest days (for American troops) since we marched into Iraq. That same day, we saw the mainstream media begin to report on the abuses we've committed on Iraqi prisoners. Tonight, on the eve of the anniversary, a major broadcasting company (one which has given almost exclusively to Republicans) will not air Ted Koppel's Nightline program listing the US war dead.

These, sadly, are just snippets of a quite horrible year.

Mission accomplished indeed.