Amnesty

An aide to the Iraqi Prime Minister said that they were considering limited amnesty including guerillas who had attacked U.S. troops.

He has since resigned.

Atrios makes the following comment: "You know, it's actually the case that the way to deal with an insurgency is with a political, not a military, process, but I really don't know how Republicans seamlessly slip from kill'em all to hug'em all."

This is something where I actually agree with what many Republicans are saying - that it might be a good idea. But I am confused. Since when would Republicans go for such an idea? And I wonder where the pressure came from to get him to step down. Was it the WH?

Speaking of the situation in Iraq, it is a telling fact of the situation on the ground when Bush flies in to meet the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister hears about it 5 minutes before Bush arrives. 5 minutes.