Stepping in Al QaQaa. Bushco can't seem to get their story straight. On the one hand, they say that the 380 tons of explosive materials went missing right before the war, and so it can't possibly be their fault. On the other hand, they say that it was the responsibility of the interim Iraqi government, so it can't possibly be their fault. And on the third hand (this is their world, not mine), they just found out about all this ten days ago, so it can't possibly be their fault. Josh Marshall has several posts on the evolving story.

Next thing you know, Bushco is going to say that they need another $70 billion for their war on terra. Wait! They just did!

"We are dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction and relatively soon." Paul Wolfowitz, 3/27/03

One more week.