Two good editorials from NYT.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/opinion/09mon1.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/opinion/09herbert.html

"Things have gone so obviously wrong with America's approach to rebuilding Iraq that even the Bush administration is now willing to listen to some informed advice. Before the invasion, the White House and Pentagon contemptuously ignored post-invasion planning memos drafted by State Department experts knowledgeable about Iraq, the Arab world and the broader problems of nation-building. Now some of those same State Department experts are quietly being called back to try to repair the damage. Their re-emergence is welcome, but late in the game. Winning back the good will and trust of ordinary Iraqis will be, at best, an uphill fight."

"I suppose there are people who still believe that enormous tax cuts for the very wealthy will lead to the creation of millions of good jobs for working people. In the twilight of his first term, the president, stumping for votes in regions scarred by the demon of unemployment, continues to sing from the tattered pages of his economic hymnbook:"

Great stuff, not without the yuks... at least for those of us with a dark sense of humor.

For example --- "uphill fight" --- You don't say!

Or --- "I suppose there are people" --- No! Who might these people be?

I can't believe that these haven't posted before, but it seems that way.