more innocent blood on bush's hands

in baghdad today, commemorating the anniversary of the death of a historical figure, a crowd panicked at cries that a suicide bomber was approaching.

800-1000 died—mostly women and children trampled in the stampede.

it was the latest—and worst so far—of the unexpected consequences of an unnecessary war we were led to believe would be easy, quick, and cheap—so much so that we planned for the best-case scenario and totally ignored the possibility that anything could go wrong.