: About Me

It seems obvious that life in Iraq is better without Saddam Hussein's domination of Iraqi life. But to appreciate that attitude is to understand that the recent changes in Iraq have been liberating for most Iraqis, and to believe that freedom is a better state of affairs than even the most comfortable captivity. Does a cockatoo have a better life in a cage in an American living room or living in the wild, in the rain forest where it was hatched? There is an old story of the 98 year-old man who worked for the circus. Every day he would get up at 5 am, dress, and then spend a sixteen hour da...