artwork by Bill MacMillan

It never ceases to amaze me that people are surprised when some good comes out of bad things, or vice versa. Take, for example, the war in Iraq. The war in Iraq has been a travesty of international law, grossly immoral, devastating a country and bringing America’s economy and its international standing to its knees.

But then the inevitable response from those who believe in such things: “Isn’t it great that Saddam’s gone?” And you know what? It is great that he’s gone. he was a monster and the world’s a little better for his absence.

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