Iraq's new leadership is in a Catch-22: It can't survive without a huge U.S. presence but until it asks the Americans to leave, millions of Iraqis will consider it illegitimate.
What will be the antiwar movement's response be if a quick victory and the illusion of instant democracy play well on TV? Better start thinking about it now.
Bring on the samba bands, puppeteers and turtle people; let's turn Ramallah into Seattle! Nothing short of a massive influx of activists ready to put their bodies on the line will challenge the terror of tanks and suicide bombers.
American and Israelis now have two frightening commonalities: the death of any sense of ordinary security and the lack of honest introspection about policies that produce hatred and violence.
