A Change Of Heart

Here, in one article, is the story of the war in Iraq. It has the Fedayeen proving that they are thugs and not brave defenders of Iraq. It has an ordinary Iraqi being forced to decide between a dying regime and liberation. It has military forces having to make split second life and death decisions with no margin for error or someone will die unnecessarily. It is the Iraq war in short.

But it is also an indication of hope. The fact that the man risked his life to avoid dying is a sign that the regime is losing its control. It is a sign that the Iraqi people understand that we have no fight with them - only with the regime that would kill them for not being willing to blow themselves up for it. It is a sign that the people see us as liberators, not conquerors.

These are the kind of stories that I love to read. The civilian lives, the soldiers live and the evil Fedayeen are frustrated. It's the best of all worlds - and no one died. How can you script it any better?