Bob Herbert (NYT): From Dream to Nightmare

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From Dream to Nightmare
By BOB HERBERT

Published: April 30, 2004

At least 10 more American soldiers died yesterday in George W. Bush's senseless war in Iraq.

They died for a pipe dream, which the American Heritage Dictionary defines as a fantastic notion or a vain hope. "Pipe dream" originally referred to the fantasies induced by smoking a pipe of opium. The folks who led us into this hideous madness in Iraq, against the wishes of most of the world, sure seem to have been smoking something.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/opinion/30HERB.html

[Skittles]

1. well said

nt

[dweller]

2. from a whisper to a scream..

"Flower petals strewn in our path? Forget about that. The needle on the hate-America meter in Iraq is buried deep in the bright red danger zone. Even humanitarian aid groups have had to hustle American and other non-Iraqi workers out of the country because of fears that they would be kidnapped, shot or bombed.

A USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll found that only a third of Iraqis believe the U.S.-led occupation is doing more good than harm. The poll was taken in late March and early April, and it's a safe bet that if the results have changed at all in the past few weeks, they've only gotten worse."

wake up,
dp