A Jordanian who had lived in Iraq once told me: "The Americans have made a big mistake. By getting rid of Saddam, they have got rid of the shepherd who kept all the sheep together. Now he is gone, all the sheep are out and it will be not be possible to get them back together."
Saddam was more a butcher than a shepherd, but as Iraq slips deeper into sectarian strife, if not outright civil war, his point was pretty clear. In invading Iraq, George Bush has really opened a Pandora's box.
Two US polls released yesterday made for grim reading for the president. The first, from CBS News, showed only 34% of Americans thought he was doing a good job.
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