Stifling

Gen. Richard Zilmer, the US commander in western Iraq, insists that we haven’t “lost” Anbar province and that we are “stifling” the rebels. Call it the Archie Bunker approach to counter-dingbatteryinsurgency.


Here’s Condi meeting with South Korean President Roh today. Not sure which one of them needs the really large spittoon.


And here’s Condi meeting with one of those creepy (and evidently tiny) Polish twins. In a scintillating exchange of dialogue, he said, “It is true I’m visiting the U.S.” You can see why he’s the prime minister.