Watching the first video coverage from Baghdad, I have to say that the the news channels look pretty befuddled. The first strikes were called in on a target of opportunity, apparently a gaggle of top Iraqi officials which may have included Hussein, although it's too soon to tell. The main assault has not begun, but if the confusion of our media is any indication, there will be shock and awe in spaces soon enough.

France is feeling sorry for itself. Where's the love between Allies? This whole "unilateral" and "miserable failure of diplomacy" hogwash reminds me of the Democrats' complaints, during the impeachment of Bill Clinton, that the Republicans weren't being bipartisan like they were during Watergate. I think that this kind of baloney won't be too easy to get away with in the future.