On Second Thought, Stay Away

Even the head of Iraqi tourism suggests now might not be the best time to visit beautiful downtown Baghdad.

"We don't want good people from all over the world to come and be captured by criminals. I think they must wait," he said (rather judiciously).

But despite all the arguments over why and when Iraq was invaded, it's great to see local Iraqis beginning to get pissed at the bombers who are now, of course, attacking Iraqi civilians. God willing, the head of tourism will actually have a thriving position ten years from now, since if Iraq becomes a stable democracy (something we all should hope and pray and work towards) then every Middle Easterner will want to visit and then, oh, maybe forget to catch that flight back to Saudi Arabia/Iran/you-name-it.