In Sunday's Times, there's an in-depth Magazine cover story on Ariel Sharon - Sharon's Wars. It comes across as generally even-handed, although I'm sure if I re-read it a couple of times, I might notice that he is called a liar more than once and that most of his decisions have brought misery to someone. You come away with the opinion that Shraon is where he is throught sheer force of will, not becuase he's done anyone any good.

Sunday's Op-Ed page also has a harsh rebuke for John Kerry - About That Iraq Vote

Arab nations have a painful history of Western colonization, and there is an instinctive resistance to the idea of a Western occupation of Arab soil. How much does Mr. Kerry think the addition of French and German soldiers would have improved things? In retrospect, it seems that even if Arab nations like Saudi Arabia or Egypt had added their support, the outcome would have more likely been trouble for the governments of those countries back home rather than credibility on the streets of Baghdad.

There are undoubtedly circumstances that call for military action, but we would like to know whether, as president, John Kerry would insist on a higher threshold than he settled for as an opportunistic senator in 2002.