I just wanted to post the last few paragrpahs of the LA Times editorial from the other day regarding the third anniversary of the War in Iraq.

Most opponents of the war are hardly in a position to gloat about American difficulties in Iraq. Russia, France and Germany all cynically manipulated the run-up to the war for their own purposes, and they comforted Hussein by allowing him to believe that the international community would never take concerted action against him. And much of the mocking by Bush critics about the supposed absurdity of the administration's claims about weapons of mass destruction is revisionist nonsense. As the New York Times reported last Sunday, Hussein's own top military commanders were stunned to learn three months before the start of the war that they had no WMD at their disposal. There is a Shakespearean quality to the tale of the dictator bluffing his way to his own demise, and it's hard for those of us who opposed the war to bemoan his removal.

As it enters its fourth year, the war in Iraq defies simplistic characterizations from both ends of the political spectrum. The heroism of U.S. forces and of ordinary Iraqis going about their daily lives is inspiring. But the future of Iraq remains shrouded in gray uncertainty.

True, the piece also contains much valid criticism of the war and of the President, but I thought this section was unusually candid for this particular newspaper. The last paragraph also sums up the current situation in as concise and complete a form as I have seen to date.