Uhhh... Quick question: Can anyone explain to me how a "liberal media" can put a "negative spin" on a helicopter crash that kills 15 soldiers? Is there a positive angle we're missing there? Or, better yet, can you tell me how guerrilla attacks on coalition forces can be construed as evidence that all Iraqis are "ungrateful"? My take: singlehandedly dismantling a country's government is ugly, time-consuming business. Perhaps the Commander-in-Iceman-Flight-Suit should've thought about that rather than plot a parade route so Iraqis can greet the U.S. with flowers and little foil-wrapped chocolates.

It's our mess to clean up. Like it or not.

Meantime, let's change the subject and look back at a different botched war. This shocking news series from the Toledo Blade tells us about Tiger Force, an elite fighting unit of the U.S. Army that got a wee bit out of control. "Prisoners were tortured and executed -- their ears and scalps severed for souvenirs. One soldier kicked out the teeth of executed civilians for their gold fillings."

After a probe, "Investigators concluded that 18 soldiers committed war crimes ranging from murder and assault to dereliction of duty. But no one was charged."

Oh, wait: Was war supposed to be fun?