"The same people who accuse America of coddling dictators are sputtering with bilious fury because we actually deposed one."

For those of you still insisting that Ba'athists and Al Queda had nothing to do with each other until our wicked war forced them into each other's trembling arms, I demand you go read this James Lileks piece pointing out the rock-solid evidence that the Ba'athists not only met repeatedly with Al Queda higher-ups, but that they participated in funding. Via Norm Geras, one of my daily reads from across the Atlantic.